child welfare

Examines the emotional consequences of foster care, focusing on the experiences of three generations of one inner-city family with the child welfare system.

Through a reexamination of existing research, the author found that social isolation, lack of opportunities for accomplishment, learning disabilities, etc., have more to do with childhood outcomes than any formula based on the broad categories of race, income, or family structure.

Examines how big business, government, and the wider culture has developed an anti-family culture, and calls for a Parents' Bill of Rights that would give new value and dignity to the parental role and restore America's commitment to the well-being of children.

Uses first-person accounts of four women who are raising children on welfare to provide a look at the problems and concerns involved in this system.