{"product_id":"child-welfare-revisited-an-africentric-perspective-paperback-softback-9780813534633","title":"Child Welfare Revisited; An Africentric Perspective (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813534633","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChild Welfare Revisited\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Africentric Perspective\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoyce E. Everett (Edited by), Sandra S. Chipungu (Edited by), Bogart R. Leashore (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813534633\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 September 2004\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e312 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAnyone who is interested in understanding and improving the plight of African American children in the child welfare system should read this book. . . . The authors skillfully explain important details about African American culture and suggest ways in which child welfare services can incorporate this information.\u003c\/div\u003e - Evelyn K. Moore (executive director, National Black Child Development Institute) \u003cdiv\u003eThis eclectic collection inevitably will become the definitive source for understanding the Africentric perspective and its application to child welfare.\u003c\/div\u003e (CHOICE)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy are there proportionally more African American children in foster care than white children? Why are white children often readily adoptable, while African American children are difficult to place? Are these imbalances an indication of institutional racism or merely a coincidence?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this revised and expanded edition of the classic volume, \u003ci\u003eChild Welfare\u003c\/i\u003e, twenty-one educators call attention to racial disparities in the child welfare system by demonstrating how practices that are successful for white children are often not similarly successful for African American children. Moreover, contributors insist that policymakers and care providers look at African American family life and child-development from a culturally-based Africentric perspective. Such a perspective, the book argues, can serve as a catalyst for creativity and innovation in the formulation of policies and practices aimed at improving the welfare of African American children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eChild Welfare Revisited\u003c\/i\u003e offers new chapters on the role of institutional racism and economics on child welfare; the effects of substance abuse, homelessness, HIV\/AIDS, and domestic violence; and the internal strengths and challenges that are typical of African American families. Bringing together timely new developments and information, this book will continue to be essential reading for all child welfare policymakers and practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e List of Figures\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part One  Societal and Cultural Context \u003cbr\u003e Part Two  Understanding African American Families and Children \u003cbr\u003e Part Three  Using an Africentric Perspective for Practice and Service Delivery \u003cbr\u003e Conclusions: Still Within Our Power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e contributers\u003cbr\u003e index\u003cbr\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52559284207896,"sku":"9780813534633","price":24.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/child-welfare-revisited-an-africentric-perspective-paperback-softback-9780813534633","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}