Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-309) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction -- Child protection in a historical perspective -- The hated do-gooders : social work in context -- Expected parental behavior : theorizing subordination and deference in investigations -- Reforming parents, reunifying families -- Court-ordered empowerment and the reformation of mothers in CPS -- Biology and conformity : expectations of fathers -- Beyond reunification : when families cannot be fixed -- Conclusion.
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Title
Fixing families.
International Standard Book Number
9780415947268
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Child welfare-- United States.
Dysfunctional families-- Services for-- United States.