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

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Perspectives on gender (New York, N.Y.)Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2005.Description: 1 online resource (xi, 356 p.)ISBN:
  • 9780203955109 (electronic bk.)
  • 0203955102 (electronic bk.)
  • 9781136075469 (electronic bk.)
  • 1136075461 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Fixing families.DDC classification:
  • 362.7/0973 22
LOC classification:
  • HV741 .R438 2005eb
Online resources:
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.

Description based on print version record.

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