Fixing families : parents, power, and the child welfare system - Reich, Jennifer A. (New York : Routledge, 2005)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-309) and index.
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Keywords: Child welfare -- United States; Family social work -- United States; Dysfunctional families -- Services for -- United States; Electronic books