Description
Book SynopsisWritten from foster mothers' perspectives, this book voices the often painful experiences of contemporary US foster mothers as they struggle to mother and care-work in the face of exploitative social relations with the state.
Trade Review[A] thoughtful and well-researched book. * Reference and Research Book News,February 2002 *
A foster mother herself, Wozniak brings particular poignancy and insight to this fascinating look at motherhood and social policy. Her interviews with foster mothers are coupled with research on who foster mothers are and why they foster….Wozniak also looks at the larger issues of women's roles in society and how we handle the needs of displaced children. . . an important but little-researched topic. * Booklist *
Wozniak presents a very readable analysis of the broad challenges facing foster families...This book is important for anyone in the social work or family services field. * Choice *
