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Child Welfare Revisited: An Africentric Perspective

Child Welfare Revisited: An Africentric Perspective

Everett, Joyce E.
Chipungu, Sandra S.
Leashore, Bogart R.

Paperback

Black American StudiesSocial MovementsWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 0813534631
ISBN13: 9780813534633
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: Sep 17 2004
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.11
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.42 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

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 a culturally-based Africentric perspective. Such a perspective, the book argues, can serve as a catalyst for creativity and innovation in the formulation of policies and practices aimed at improving the welfare of African American children.

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