Bibliograph

"When the welfare people come", race and class in the US child protection system, Don Lash

Type

Label

"When the welfare people come", race and class in the US child protection system, Don Lash

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-209) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

"When the welfare people come"

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

945949083

Responsibility statement

Don Lash

Sub title

race and class in the US child protection system

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

Table Of Contents

The "orphan trains" : then and now -- Moving toward a racialized child welfare system -- Parents with disabilities -- Foster youth -- Foster parents -- Juvenile "justice" -- Toiling inside the bureaucracy -- The future of child welfare -- Real reform -- Child welfare and social reproduction -- Socialism and the parent-child relationship -- Appendix : from rights to reality : a plan for parent advocacy and family-centered child welfare reform

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