Don Lash (33 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. In this groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, When the Welfare People Come exposes the system in its totality, from child protective investigation to foster care and mandated services, arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working class parents and children. Applying the Marxist framework of social reproduction theory to the child welfare system, the author reveals the system's role in the regulation of family life under capitalism.…

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Paperback. Condition: Good. In this groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, When the Welfare People Come exposes the system in its totality, from child protective investigation to foster care and mandated services, arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working class parents and children. Applying the Marxist framework of social reproduction theory to the child welfare system, the author reveals the system's role in the regulation of family life under capitalism.…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. When the Welfare People Come: Race and Class in the Us Child Protection System. Book.

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Paperback. Condition: New. In this groundbreaking look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, When the Welfare People Come exposes the system in its totality, from child protective investigation to foster care and mandated services, arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working class parents and children. Applying the Marxist framework of social reproduction theory to the child welfare system, the author reveals the system's role in the regulation of family life under capitalism.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Malcolm X, describing his childhood experience of when the welfare people came and introduced him to the US child protection system, called it legal, modern slaveryhowever kindly intentioned. That shocking characterization obscures some of the complexities of the state response to childhood poverty, but it reflects sentiments that are common among communities of color, where child welfare investigations are most concentrated. A radical assessment of institutional racism in the child welfare system is needed now more than ever.In this sweeping look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, When the Welfare People Come exposes the systemfrom the orphan trains and Indian boarding schools to current practices in child protective investigations, foster care, and mandated servicesarguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working-class parents and children. Don Lash reveals the systems role in the regulation of family life under capitalism and details the deep and continuing consequences of what happens when the welfare people come. Including first-person vignettes of parents, children, and workers in the US child protection system, Lash also offers practical and cogent ideas for its improvement and transformation. Analyzes the history of the U.S. child welfare system and its implications today, offering ideas for reform and building solidarity. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 200 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 200 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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