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Autore |
Roberts Dorothy E. <1956-> |
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Titolo |
Shattered bonds [[electronic resource] ] : the color of child welfare / / Dorothy Roberts |
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New York, : Basic Books, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-74770-3 |
9786612747700 |
0-7867-3064-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (353 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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362.7/089/96073 |
362.70899607 |
362.708996073 |
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Soggetti |
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Child welfare - United States |
Racism in social services - United States |
Social work with African American children |
African American families - Government policy |
Foster children - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-315) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Introduction: Facing the Racial Reality of Child Welfare; PART ONE: Destroying Black Families in the Name of Child Protection; 1 . The Color of America's Child Welfare System; 2. The System's Inferior Treatment of Black Children; 3. Tracing the Disparity to Black Child Poverty; 4. Is Racism the Cause?; 5. The System's Fundamental Flaw; 6. A Racist Institution?; PART TWO: The New Politics of Child Welfare; 1. The Assault on Family Preservation; 2. Why Family Preservation Fails; 3. Is Adoption the Answer?; 4. Welfare Reform: Ending Aid to Poor Children |
5. Locking Up Parents and ChildrenPART THREE: The System's Racial Harm; 1. Protection of Family Rights; 2. A Theory of Group-Based Harm; Conclusion: Child Welfare and Social Justice; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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""This is the untold story behind the horror stories and the headlines. |
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