Shattered bonds : the color of child welfare / Dorothy Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Dorothy, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child welfare--United States.

Child welfare.

Racism in social services--United States.

Racism in social services.

Social work with African American children.

African American families--Government policy.

African American families.

Foster children--United States.

Foster children.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""This is the untold story behind the horror stories and the headlines. Everyone who cares about children should read this eye-opening, powerfully argued book.""--Katha Pollitt, The Nation

Contents:

Contents; Introduction: Facing the Racial Reality of Child Welfare; PART ONE: Destroying Black Families in the Name of Child Protection; 1 . The Color of America's Child Welfare System; 2. The System's Inferior Treatment of Black Children; 3. Tracing the Disparity to Black Child Poverty; 4. Is Racism the Cause?; 5. The System's Fundamental Flaw; 6. A Racist Institution?; PART TWO: The New Politics of Child Welfare; 1. The Assault on Family Preservation; 2. Why Family Preservation Fails; 3. Is Adoption the Answer?; 4. Welfare Reform: Ending Aid to Poor Children

5. Locking Up Parents and ChildrenPART THREE: The System's Racial Harm; 1. Protection of Family Rights; 2. A Theory of Group-Based Harm; Conclusion: Child Welfare and Social Justice; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-315) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-74770-3

9786612747700

0-7867-3064-1

OCLC:

681065899