Fixing Families: Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System
- ISBN-10
- 0415947278
- ISBN-13
- 9780415947275
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 356
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Author
- Jennifer A. Reich
Description
In Fixing Families, Jennifer Reich takes us inside Child Protective Services for an in-depth look at the entire organization. Following families from the beginning of a case to its discharge, Reich shows how parents negotiate with the state for custody of their children, and how being held accountable to the state affects a family.
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