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1 online resource (xiv, 327 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword : Heidi Goldsmith -- Rethinking orphanages : An introduction / Richard B. McKenzie -- Part I. Child care in the United States -- State of child welfare / Conna Craig and Derek Herbert -- Nation's child welfare problems as viewed from the bench / Estella May Moriarty -- Family preservation and child maltreatment / Richard J. Gelles -- Part II. The history and impact of orphanages -- Rise and fall of American orphanages / Marvin Olasky -- The 1994 orphanage debate : A study in the politics of annihilation / Ross D. London -- Orphanage alumnni : How they have done and how they evaluate their experience / Richard B. McKenzie -- Research on the psychological effects of orphanage care : A critical review / John N. McCall -- Fostering the demand for adoptions : An empirical analysis of the impact of orphanages and foster care on adoptions in the United States / William F. Shughart, II and William F. Chappell -- Part III. Problems in bringing back orphanages -- Social security, social workers, and the care of dependent children / Karol C. Bowdreaux and Donald J. Bowdreaux -- A public choice analysis of child care dollars : The political bias in favor of the status quo / Dwight R. Lee -- Who will mow the lawn at Boys Town? Child labor laws in an institutional setting / Margaret MacFarlane Wright -- Regulation of orphanages : A survey and critique / Michael DeBow -- Funding our children's future : The interplay of funding and regulatory philosophies on private children's homes / Joseph L. Maxwell, III -- Cost of care in institutions and families / Del Bradshaw, Donald Wyant, Richard B. McKenzie -- Part IV. The path to reform -- Rethinking orphanages for the 21st century : A search for reform of the nation's child welfare system / Richard B. McKenzie. |
| Summary |
Exploring the only option for a growing army of children who cannot be placed for adoption or fostering, this text demonstrates from a large-scale survey of orphan alumni that they outpace the general population in most areas of life. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Orphanages -- United States -- History.
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Orphanages. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Orphanages -- Government policy -- United States.
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Orphanages -- Government policy. |
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Foster home care -- United States.
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Foster home care. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
McKenzie, Richard B.
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| Added Title |
Rethinking orphanages for the twenty-first century |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Rethinking orphanages for the 21st century. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©1999 0761914439 (DLC) 98019673 (OCoLC)38936718 |
| ISBN |
9781452264929 (electronic book) |
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1452264929 (electronic book) |
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9781452232904 (ebook) |
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1452232903 (ebook) |
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0761914439 |
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9780761914433 |
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0761914447 |
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9780761914440 |
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