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Child Welfare Revisited: An Africentric Perspective

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Why are there proportionally more African American children in foster care than white children? Why are white children often readily adoptable, while African American children are difficult to place? Are these imbalances an indication of institutional racism or merely a coincidence?

In this revised and expanded edition of the classic volume, Child Welfare, twenty-one educators call attention to racial disparities in the child welfare system by demonstrating how practices that are successful for white children are often not similarly successful for African American children. Moreover, contributors insist that policymakers and care providers look at African American family life and child-development from ... Read more

Child Welfare Revisited offers new chapters on the role of institutional racism and economics on child welfare; the effects of substance abuse, homelessness, HIV/AIDS, and domestic violence; and the internal strengths and challenges that are typical of African American families. Bringing together timely new developments and information, this book will continue to be essential reading for all child welfare policymakers and practitioners.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Rutgers University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813534633
SKU
V9780813534633
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About Joyce E. Everett (Ed.)
JOYCE E. EVERETT is an associate professor and co-chair of the doctoral program and chair of the social welfare policy and services sequence at the Smith College School of Social Work. SANDRA S. CHIPUNGU is an associate professor and associate dean at Howard University School of Social Work. BOGART R. LEASHORE is the former dean of ... Read more

Reviews for Child Welfare Revisited: An Africentric Perspective
Anyone who is interested in understanding and improving the plight of African American children in the child welfare system should read this book. . . . The authors skillfully explain important details about African American culture and suggest ways in which child welfare services can incorporate this information.
Evelyn K. Moore
executive director, National Black Child Development Institute ... Read more

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