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Civilizing the child : discourses of race, nation, and child welfare in America /
In Civilizing the Child: Discourses of Race, Nation and Child Welfare in America, Katherine S. Bullard analyzes the discourse of child welfare advocates who argued for the notion of a racialized ideal child. This ideal child, limited to white, often native-born children, was at the center of argumen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
[2013]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In Civilizing the Child: Discourses of Race, Nation and Child Welfare in America, Katherine S. Bullard analyzes the discourse of child welfare advocates who argued for the notion of a racialized ideal child. This ideal child, limited to white, often native-born children, was at the center of arguments for material support to children and education for their parents. This text illuminates important limitations in the Progressive approach to social welfare and helps to explain the current dearth of support for poor children. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-145) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739178997 0739178997 1306170893 9781306170895 |