Who's Fit to be a Parent?
Author:   Mukti Jain Campion
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415066839


Pages:   324
Publication Date:   19 January 1995
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Mukti Jain Campion
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.770kg
ISBN:  

9780415066839


ISBN 10:   0415066832
Pages:   324
Publication Date:   19 January 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I Parents on trial 1 The state versus parents—children into care 2 Other people’ s children—who’ s fit to adopt? 3 Parents apart—who keeps the children? 4 Playing God—the medical gift of children 5 Key themes from Part I Part II Parents on the edge 6 Disabled parents 7 Mentally handicapped parents 8 Drug addicted mothers 9 Gay parents 10 Teenage mothers 11 Older mothers 12 Single mothers 13 Lone fathers 14 Working mothers 15 Black parents 16 Key themes from Part II Part III The job description 17 The Ideal Model and the Actual Model of fit parenting 18 Implications of the Actual Model of fit parenting to assessment 19 Looking forward

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`... excellent book ... enlightening ... recommend it to anyone with an interest in parenting and its place in society today.' - New Generation `A thought-provoking book for any professional who deals with issues of assessing ""good enough"" parenting. ... written in a stimulating and accessible way and provides a thorough overview of the issues.' - Professional Social Work `... an interesting and ""reader-friendly"" book, with a lot of information and opinion to take in and mull over. There is a rich bibliography and an index.' - Adoption UK `... extremely interesting and informative ... stimulating and very worthwhile reading.' - ALC Newsletter `always lucid and to the point, and the sense of conviction she generates is cumulative and powerful' British Journal of Social Work `a strong critique of state intervention and expectations of parents.' - Labour Campaign for Justice, newsletter `a spirited challenge to the often too cosy world of professional parent assessors' - International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family


`... excellent book ... enlightening ... recommend it to anyone with an interest in parenting and its place in society today.' - New Generation `A thought-provoking book for any professional who deals with issues of assessing good enough parenting. ... written in a stimulating and accessible way and provides a thorough overview of the issues.' - Professional Social Work `... an interesting and reader-friendly book, with a lot of information and opinion to take in and mull over. There is a rich bibliography and an index.' - Adoption UK `... extremely interesting and informative ... stimulating and very worthwhile reading.' - ALC Newsletter `always lucid and to the point, and the sense of conviction she generates is cumulative and powerful' British Journal of Social Work `a strong critique of state intervention and expectations of parents.' - Labour Campaign for Justice, newsletter `a spirited challenge to the often too cosy world of professional parent assessors' - International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family


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