A Home for Every Child: The Washington Children's Home Society in the Progressive Era
Author:   Patricia Susan Hart
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
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9780295996844


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   20 July 2015
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Patricia Susan Hart
Publisher:   University of Washington Press
Imprint:   University of Washington Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.586kg
ISBN:  

9780295996844


ISBN 10:   0295996846
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   20 July 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction: Taking a Chance on the Pacific Northwest 1. Seeking Alternatives to Institutional Care 2. Child Relinquishment: The Last Best Hope 3. Sorted, Boarded, and Reformed: Coming into the Care of WCHS 4. Completing God's Plan and Competing Desires: Negotiating Adoptive Parenthood 5. Biology, Botany, and Belonging 6. Traveling Children: Placement, Re-placement, and Return Conclusion: A Home for Every Child: The Elusive Promise Appendix Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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[A]s a history of a movement that remains with us today, the book is fascinating.--Ann Patricia Payton Columbia (01/01/2011)


A smooth and informative narrative on the history of this pioneering Pacific northwest home placement society and a balanced treatment of its achievements and limitations. -- Xi Chen Pacific Northwest Quarterly A lucid and engaging history... an essential contribution to the literature on child dependency, foster care, and adoption. Hart... made it clear that the assumptions implicit in contemporary policy discussions... have a long history. -- Alice Hearst Reviews in American History Helps to round out historical knowledge of child-saving practices in the period before the full professionalization of social work... a fascinating and in-depth study of the multiple actors and institutions that shaped adoption practices. -- Felice Batlan Social Service Review [A]s a history of a movement that remains with us today, the book is fascinating. -- Ann Patricia Payton Columbia


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Patricia Susan Hart is associate professor of journalism and American studies at the University of Idaho.

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