Fixing Families - Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer A. Reich is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Denver. Klappentext In Fixing Families, Jennifer Reich takes us inside Child Protective Services for an in-depth look at the entire organization. Following families from the beginning of a case to its discharge, Reich shows how parents negotiate with the state for custody of their children, and how being held accountable to the state affects a family. Zusammenfassung This book takes us inside America's Child Protective Services, for an in-depth look at the entire organization, examining the role of the agency from the initial dealing with a family, to the end when a case is discharged. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Child Protection: A Historical Perspective; Chapter 3 The Hated Do-Gooders: Social Work in Context; Chapter 4 Expected Parental Behavior: Theorizing Subordination and Deference in the Investigation; Chapter 5 Reforming Parents, Reunifying Families; Chapter 6 Court-Ordered Empowerment and the Reformation of Mothers in CPS; Chapter 7 Biology and Conformity: Expectations of Fathers in Reunification; Chapter 8 Beyond Reunification: When Families Cannot be Fixed; Chapter 9 Conclusion;

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer A. Reich, Reich Jennifer A.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.08.2005
• EAN: 9780415947268
• ISBN: 978-0-415-94726-8
• No. of pages: 370
• Series: Perspectives on Gender
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Society and culture: general, Child welfare and youth services