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"When the welfare people come" : race and class in the US child protection system

The Resource "When the welfare people come" : race and class in the US child protection system
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"When the welfare people come" : race and class in the US child protection system
Title remainder
race and class in the US child protection system
Statement of responsibility
Don Lash
Creator
Author
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
"Analyzes the history of the U.S. child welfare system and its implications today, offering ideas for reform and building solidarity. In this is groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, "When the Welfare People Come" exposes the system in its totality, from child protective investigation to foster care and mandated services, arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working class parents and children. Applying the Marxist framework of social reproduction theory to the child welfare system, the author reveals the system's role in the regulation of family life under capitalism"--Publisher description
Cataloging source
BTCTA
Dewey number
362.70973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
HV741
LC item number
.L377 2017
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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