Shattered bonds [[electronic resource] ] : the color of child welfare / / Dorothy Roberts

• Autore: Roberts Dorothy E. <1956->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Basic Books, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (353 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.7/089/96073; 362.70899607; 362.708996073
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-315) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: ""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 Nation
• Titolo autorizzato: Shattered bonds
• ISBN: 1-282-74770-3; 9786612747700; 0-7867-3064-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996200293803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno