From the universally admired author of the best-selling classic Your Baby and Child, the first comprehensive—and objective—book on the state of child care in America and the world today. Who is caring
Need is a popular but controversial concept in social policy. 'Needs-led' has become a mantra in children's services in recent years, yet theorists still argue about the meaning and value of the conce
"[Looks] at adoption from all sides of the triangle: adoptee, birth mother, adoptive parents . . . A provocative, comprehensive inquiry." ---Kirkus Reviews"Honest and moving."---New York Times"Import
What do you wear to meet your father for the first time?In 2004, Hannah Pool knew more about next season's lipstick colors than she did about Africa: a beauty editor for The Guardian newspaper, she j
Childhood Denied: Ending the Nightmare of Child Abuse and Neglect is an exposAc of how America ignores and often discards its most vulnerable children. Delving into the political, legal, and social f
Childhood Denied: Ending the Nightmare of Child Abuse and Neglect is an exposAc of how America ignores and often discards its most vulnerable children. Delving into the political, legal, and social f
This work is a straightforward guide to the Russian adoption journey, up to and beyond adoption day, including emotional and developmental issues parents may face with their adopted child.
This volume covers the emotional fallout when children who have been separated from their parents by foster care or adoption are also torn away from their siblings in the process and shows what we ca
This volume brings together a selection of the most influential and informative English language refereed journal articles on children in out-of-home care, their birth relatives and carers. The articl
The concept of moral panic has received considerable scholarly attention, but as yet little attention has been accorded to panics over children and youth. This is the first book to examine this import
"[A] concise and detailed description of a very complex issue...rich in detail and insight."--Leslie J. Temme, LCSW School of Social Work, Adelphi University"[A] 'must have' resource for practicing p
Exploring Child Welfare provides an overall look at all aspects of the provision of services for children and their families, from services that enhance and support family life to those that substitut
What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans’ answer to this question over the past century, Kinship by Design provides the fullest account to date of modern adoption&
What constitutes a family? Tracing the dramatic evolution of Americans’ answer to this question over the past century, Kinship by Design provides the fullest account to date of modern adoption&
Since the early 1990s, close to 250,000 children born abroad have been adopted into the United States. Nearly half of these children have come from China or Russia. Culture Keeping: White Mothers, Int
Since the early 1990s, close to 250,000 children born abroad have been adopted into the United States. Nearly half of these children have come from China or Russia. Culture Keeping: White Mothers, Int
Understanding Child Abuse is the first book to look at women whose partners are child sex offenders. Much of the book is devoted to the voices of the women themselves, telling their stories and how th
