02923nam 2200649Ia 450 99620029380331620240516153318.01-282-74770-397866127477000-7867-3064-1(CKB)2520000000006700(EBL)904463(OCoLC)681065899(SSID)ssj0000409500(PQKBManifestationID)11309294(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000409500(PQKBWorkID)10348408(PQKB)10262970(MiAaPQ)EBC904463(EXLCZ)99252000000000670020010724d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrShattered bonds[electronic resource] the color of child welfare /Dorothy Roberts1st ed.New York Basic Books20011 online resource (353 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-465-07059-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-315) and index.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 Children5. 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""This is the untold story behind the horror stories and the headlines. Everyone who cares about children should read this eye-opening, powerfully argued book.""--Katha Pollitt, The NationChild welfareUnited StatesRacism in social servicesUnited StatesSocial work with African American childrenAfrican American familiesGovernment policyFoster childrenUnited StatesChild welfareRacism in social servicesSocial work with African American children.African American familiesGovernment policy.Foster children362.7/089/96073362.70899607362.708996073Roberts Dorothy E.1956-925395MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996200293803316Shattered bonds2077778UNISA