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Rethinking orphanages for the 21st century /

Exploring the only option for a growing army of children who cannot be placed for adoption or fostering, this text demonstrates from a large-scale survey of orphan alumni that they outpace the general population in most areas of life.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McKenzie, Richard B.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword : Heidi Goldsmith
  • Rethinking orphanages : An introduction / Richard B. McKenzie
  • Part I. Child care in the United States
  • The state of child welfare / Conna Craig and Derek Herbert
  • The nation's child welfare problems as viewed from the bench / Estella May Moriarty
  • Family preservation and child maltreatment / Richard J. Gelles
  • Part II. The history and impact of orphanages
  • The rise and fall of American orphanages / Marvin Olasky
  • The 1994 orphanage debate : A study in the politics of annihilation / Ross D. London
  • Orphanage alumnni : How they have done and how they evaluate their experience / Richard B. McKenzie
  • Research on the psychological effects of orphanage care : A critical review / John N. McCall
  • Fostering the demand for adoptions : An empirical analysis of the impact of orphanages and foster care on adoptions in the United States / William F. Shughart, II and William F. Chappell
  • Part III. Problems in bringing back orphanages
  • Social security, social workers, and the care of dependent children / Karol C. Bowdreaux and Donald J. Bowdreaux
  • A public choice analysis of child care dollars : The political bias in favor of the status quo / Dwight R. Lee
  • Who will mow the lawn at Boys Town? Child labor laws in an institutional setting / Margaret MacFarlane Wright
  • The regulation of orphanages : A survey and critique / Michael DeBow
  • Funding our children's future : The interplay of funding and regulatory philosophies on private children's homes / Joseph L. Maxwell, III
  • The cost of care in institutions and families / Del Bradshaw, Donald Wyant, Richard B. McKenzie
  • Part IV. The path to reform
  • Rethinking orphanages for the 21st century : A search for reform of the nation's child welfare system / Richard B. McKenzie.