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Fostering nation? : Canada confronts its history of childhood disadvantage /

Fostering Nation? Canada Confronts Its History of Childhood Disadvantage explores the missteps and the promise of a century and more of child protection efforts by Canadians and their governments. It is the first volume to offer a comprehensive history of what life has meant for North America's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Strong-Boag, Veronica, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo, Ont. : Wilfred Laurier University Press, Ã2011.
Colección:Studies in childhood and family in Canada.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Fostering Nation? Canada Confronts Its History of Childhood Disadvantage explores the missteps and the promise of a century and more of child protection efforts by Canadians and their governments. It is the first volume to offer a comprehensive history of what life has meant for North America's most disadvantaged Aboriginal and newcomer girls and boys. Gender, class, race, and (dis)ability are always important factors that bear on youngsters' access to resources. State fostering initiatives occur as part of a broad continuum of arrangements, from social assistance for original families to k.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781554583195
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