Fostering Mixed Race Children

Everyday Experiences of Foster Care

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

The ‘mixed race’ classification is known to be a factor of disadvantage in children’s social care and this fastest growing population is more likely than any other ethnic group to experience care admission.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-02-20
Mått:148 x 210 x 17 mm
Vikt:413 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:215
Upplaga:17001
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9781137541833

Utforska kategorier

Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Fiona Peters is a Visiting Researcher at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. Central to her work is an emphasis on narratives of childhood and families, social class, mixing and mixedness, and gender, through the use of social theory and visual culture.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Care Matters and Mixed Race Children.- 2. Fostering Mixed Race Children.- 3. Conceptualization and Categorization of Mixedness.- 4. Researching Mixedness.- 5. The First Year in Care and the Matrix of Classifications.- 6. Family Ties Through the Lens.- 7. A Portrait of Transience Through Care.- 8. Leaving Care Transition.- 9. Learning From Mixed Race Children in Foster Care