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Author:
Dwyer, James G., 1961- author.
Title:
Liberal child welfare policy and its destruction of Black lives / James G. Dwyer.
Publisher:
Routledge,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
viii, 261 pages ; 26 cm
Subject:
Poor African Americans--Social conditions.
African American children--Social conditions.
African American families--Social conditions.
Child welfare--United States.
Children--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Conclusion. Understanding and overcoming liberal resistance -- How we perpetuate the cycle -- Conception and pre-natal life -- Sparing children from unfit parents -- Separating children from bad neighborhoods -- Liberals' search for the holy grail -- Understanding and overcoming liberal resistance -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"This ground-breaking and controversial book is the first to provide a child-centered perspective on the subject by combining a wealth of social science information with sophisticated normative analysis to support novel reforms - to child protection law and practice, family law, and zoning - that would quickly end that cycle."--Provided by publlisher.
ISBN:
0815363273
9780815363279
0815363265
9780815363262
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1022076121
LCCN:
2018003148
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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