Those lesson were rigidly and harshly taught to white children, but black children in the days of Jim Crow were all too familiar with the realities of life. Black orphanages existed only through the altruism and true caring of successful African Americans, and exhibited far greater degrees of true caring than did policies of white orphanages. Bibliography lists 9 sources. A 5 page overview of the orphanage debate. The writer posits that although few would argue against removing children from abusive homes, few would agree with the Republican plan that the government should raise children living in loving, but impoverished homes.
Issues discussed are orphan surveys, historical view of orphanages, and the role of big government.
Bibliography cites 5 sources. Bibliography lists five sources. The paper considers the association of language, art and historical documentation with the development of cultural parameters, and the extent to which it is possible to define the structure of a dominant group against the impact which minorities have upon it. No additional sources cited. A 5 page paper which examines the issues presented in the text, applies its themes to sociological concepts of subculture, ethnocentrism and identity, then considers who should and who should not read this book.