Foster care in America : a reference handbook / Christina G. Villegas.

Author
Villegas, Christina G. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2022]
Description
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Series
Contemporary world issues [More in this series]
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"In a 1988 address dedicating May as National Foster Care Month, President Ronald Reagan emphasized that 'the family is the indispensable foundation of society; at its best, it performs tasks that no other entity can hope to duplicate.' All members of an immediate and extended family are important, but parents are especially essential as they bear the primary responsibility for children's physical, emotional, psychological, and social development. Dedicated parents are instrumental in building confidence, character, and self-sufficiency in adulthood. In fact, social science research over the past several decades has overwhelmingly demonstrated the importance of parental/child relationships and the beneficial influence of a stable family life on children's development and overall well-being and in preventing a variety of social pathologies (Wilcox et al. 2011). Unfortunately, this stability is absent for the large percentage of children who are removed from their family of birth and placed in the foster care system because they have been abused, neglected, abandoned, or are otherwise unable to continue living safely with their original guardians"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. Available via World Wide Web.
Source of description
Description based on print version record.
Contents
  • 1. Background and history
  • 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions
  • 3. Perspectives
  • 4. Profiles
  • 5. Data and documents
  • 6. Resources
  • 7. Chronology
  • Glossary.
ISBN
  • 9781440874307 (electronic bk.)
  • 1440874301 (electronic bk.)
OCLC
1306523338
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