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Fixing families [electronic resource] : parents, power, and the child welfare system / Jennifer A. Reich.

By: Reich, Jennifer A.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Perspectives on gender (New York, N.Y.): Publisher: New York : Routledge, 2005Description: xi, 356 p. : ill.Subject(s): Child welfare -- United States | Family social work -- United States | Dysfunctional families -- Services for -- United StatesGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 362.7/0973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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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Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-309) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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