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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453019603321

Autore

Reich Jennifer A

Titolo

Fixing Families [[electronic resource] ] : Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2012

ISBN

0-203-61937-4

1-283-89200-6

1-136-07546-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (369 p.)

Collana

Perspectives on Gender

Disciplina

362.7/0973

362.70973

Soggetti

Child welfare - United States

Child welfare -- United States

Dysfunctional families -- Services for -- United States

Family social work - United States

Family social work -- United States

Problem families - Services for - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

FIXING FAMILIES Parents, Power and the Child Welfare System; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Child Protection: A Historical Perspective; Chapter 3 The Hated Do-Gooders: Social Work in Context; Chapter 4 Expected Parental Behavior: Theorizing Subordination and Deference in the Investigation; Chapter 5 Reforming Parents, Reunifying Families; Chapter 6 Court-Ordered Empowerment and the Reformation of Mothers in CPS; Chapter 7 Biology and Conformity: Expectations of Fathers in Reunification; Chapter 8 Beyond Reunification: When Families Cannot be Fixed

Chapter 9 ConclusionAppendix: Methods; Bibliography; Notes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Fixing Families, Jennifer Reich takes us inside Child Protective Services for an in-depth look at the entire organization. Following



families from the beginning of a case to its discharge, Reich shows how parents negotiate with the state for custody of their children, and how being held accountable to the state affects a family.