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When The Welfare People Come

- Race and Class in the US Child Welfare System
Af: Don Lash Engelsk Paperback

When The Welfare People Come

- Race and Class in the US Child Welfare System
Af: Don Lash Engelsk Paperback
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Malcolm X, describing his childhood experience of “when the welfare people came” and introduced him to the US child protection system, called it “legal, modern slavery—however kindly intentioned.” That shocking characterization obscures some of the complexities of the state response to childhood poverty, but it reflects sentiments that are common among communities of color, where child welfare investigations are most concentrated. A radical assessment of institutional racism in the child welfare system is needed now more than ever.

In this sweeping look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, “When the Welfare People Come” exposes the system—from the “orphan trains” and Indian boarding schools to current practices in child protective investigations, foster care, and mandated services—arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working-class parents and children. Don Lash reveals the system’s role in the regulation of family life under capitalism and details the deep and continuing consequences of what happens “when the welfare people come.” Including first-person vignettes of parents, children, and workers in the US child protection system, Lash also offers practical and cogent ideas for its improvement and transformation.

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Malcolm X, describing his childhood experience of “when the welfare people came” and introduced him to the US child protection system, called it “legal, modern slavery—however kindly intentioned.” That shocking characterization obscures some of the complexities of the state response to childhood poverty, but it reflects sentiments that are common among communities of color, where child welfare investigations are most concentrated. A radical assessment of institutional racism in the child welfare system is needed now more than ever.

In this sweeping look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, “When the Welfare People Come” exposes the system—from the “orphan trains” and Indian boarding schools to current practices in child protective investigations, foster care, and mandated services—arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working-class parents and children. Don Lash reveals the system’s role in the regulation of family life under capitalism and details the deep and continuing consequences of what happens “when the welfare people come.” Including first-person vignettes of parents, children, and workers in the US child protection system, Lash also offers practical and cogent ideas for its improvement and transformation.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 200
ISBN-13: 9781608467433
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1608467430
Kategori: Børneforsorg
Udg. Dato: 7 feb 2017
Længde: 16mm
Bredde: 215mm
Højde: 142mm
Forlag: Haymarket Books
Oplagsdato: 7 feb 2017
Forfatter(e): Don Lash
Forfatter(e) Don Lash

Kategori Børneforsorg

ISBN-13 9781608467433

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 200

Udgave

Længde 16mm

Bredde 215mm

Højde 142mm

Udg. Dato 7 feb 2017

Oplagsdato 7 feb 2017

Forlag Haymarket Books