&quote;When the Welfare People Come&quote; (eBook)

Race and Class in the US Child Protection System

Don Lash (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
222 Seiten
Haymarket Books (Verlag)
978-1-60846-750-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Analyzes the history of the U.S. child welfare system and its implications today, offering ideas for reform and building solidarity.

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"e;[An] excellent overview of the child welfare system . . . Most importantly, [the author] provides a discussion of how to create true change."e; -Tina Lee, author of Catching a Case: Inequality and Fear in New York City's Child Welfare SystemA groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the American child welfare system, "e;When the Welfare People Come"e; exposes the system in its totality, from child protective investigation to foster care and mandated services, arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working class parents and children. Applying the Marxist framework of social reproduction theory to the child welfare system, the author, an attorney who has practiced in the area of child welfare for more than twenty years, reveals the system's role in the regulation of family life under capitalism. "e;This book's description and analysis of child welfare is terrific. Though I've worked in the field of child welfare for four decades, I learned not only new information but also found new, resonant analyses."e; David Tobis, PhD, Author of From Pariahs to Partners: How Parents and Their Allies Changed New York City's Child Welfare System

Autor

lt;div>Don Lash: Don Lash is an attorney who has practiced in the areas of disability rights, education and child welfare for more than 20 years. He worked within the New York City Administration for Children’s Services for more than 8 years.