Gender
The Child Welfare System and State Intervention in Families: From Historical Patterns to Future Questions
By , Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Denver (April 2008)
Section: Gender
Subjects: Sociology, Sociology of Law, Government, Politics, and Law, Sociology of Family, Sociology of Family and Friendships.
Key Topics: family law, gender, policy, state, family, violence, welfare.
Abstract
The child welfare system remains one of the most important welfare institutions in regulating family life and meanings of gender. However, it has largely escaped sociological analysis. This article provides a framework for thinking about the meanings of state intervention in family life and describes the legal and procedural machinations of the system by providing an overview of the history of the system. In doing so, this article elucidates the complex and contradictory mandates the child-protective services system and its actors face and raises several questions or quandaries that remain under-explored and deserving of analytical attention.
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00111.x
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