Jennifer A Reich

Fixing Families

Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 376
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780415947275
• ISBN-10: 0415947278
• Artikelnr.: 22258516

Autorenporträt

Jennifer A. Reich is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at the University of Denver.

Inhaltsangabe

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