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This book takes us inside America's Child Protective Services, for an in-depth look at the entire organization, examining the role of the agency from the initial dealing with a family, to the end when a case is discharged.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Child Protection: A Historical Perspective; Chapter 3 The Hated Do-Gooders: Social Work in Context; Chapter 4 Expected Parental Behavior: Theorizing Subordination and Deference in the Investigation; Chapter 5 Reforming Parents, Reunifying Families; Chapter 6 Court-Ordered Empowerment and the Reformation of Mothers in CPS; Chapter 7 Biology and Conformity: Expectations of Fathers in Reunification; Chapter 8 Beyond Reunification: When Families Cannot be Fixed; Chapter 9 Conclusion;

Fixing Families Parents Power and the Child Welfare System Perspectives on Gender

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis
      Publication Date: 8/30/2005 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780415947275, 978-0415947275
      ISBN10: 0415947278
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book takes us inside America's Child Protective Services, for an in-depth look at the entire organization, examining the role of the agency from the initial dealing with a family, to the end when a case is discharged.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Child Protection: A Historical Perspective; Chapter 3 The Hated Do-Gooders: Social Work in Context; Chapter 4 Expected Parental Behavior: Theorizing Subordination and Deference in the Investigation; Chapter 5 Reforming Parents, Reunifying Families; Chapter 6 Court-Ordered Empowerment and the Reformation of Mothers in CPS; Chapter 7 Biology and Conformity: Expectations of Fathers in Reunification; Chapter 8 Beyond Reunification: When Families Cannot be Fixed; Chapter 9 Conclusion;

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