Fixing families : parents, power, and the child welfare system /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Reich, Jennifer A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge, 2005.
Series:Perspectives on gender (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Child welfare > United States.
Family social work > United States.
Dysfunctional families > Services for > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Child protection in a historical perspective
  • The hated do-gooders : social work in context
  • Expected parental behavior : theorizing subordination and deference in investigations
  • Reforming parents, reunifying families
  • Court-ordered empowerment and the reformation of mothers in CPS
  • Biology and conformity : expectations of fathers
  • Beyond reunification : when families cannot be fixed
  • Conclusion.

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