Nobody's Children: Abuse and Neglect, Foster Drift, and the Adoption Alternative
The book's jacket calls this an "intense look at child welfare policies on abuse and neglect." Precisely. Bartholet's subject is too weighty for casual reading and cannot be easily digested, but it does not falter in its criticisms of American child welfare policy. Examining legislation from all parts of the United States, Bartholet questions why "family preservation ideology still reigns supreme when children rather than adult women are involved." The reader is left with a multitude of questions and concerns about the way U.S. adoption policy is currently working, questions that are catalysts for invoking the changes that Bartholet espouses. Clear and consistent, this is recommended for public and academic libraries.ASheila Devaney, North Carolina State Univ. Libs., RaleighCopyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.