| "For the Good of the Children" Racism, Red Tape and the Myth of Family Reunification Contributor(s): Lyday, Dianne Dietrich (Author) |
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ISBN: 1329183967 ISBN-13: 9781329183964 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships |
| Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6" W x 9" (1.36 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The book is a narrative of one family's entanglement with the child welfare system. As the title suggests, it was a nightmare of bureaucratic red tape, personal grudges, abuse of power and, most importantly, a powerful example of interpersonal and institutional racism. The manuscript chronicles the day-to-day, mind-boggling decisions of child welfare authorities and agents, the rules that only make sense on a legislator's legal pad, and the contradictions and misrepresentations that drove a relatively privileged family to despair. |