The Racialized Nature of Child Welfare Policies and the Social Control of Black Bodies.

Autor:	Harp, Kathi L H, Bunting, Amanda M
Předmět:	CHILD welfare policy CHILD welfare AFRICAN American women PREGNANT women SUBSTANCE abuse SOCIAL control SLAVERY in the United States
Zdroj:	Social Politics: International Studies in Gender, State & Society; Summer2020, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p258-281, 24p
Abstrakt:	Black women are disproportionately involved in the child welfare system. This state-level intervention occurs at two levels—a higher likelihood of being (i) screened for drug use during pregnancy and (ii) reported to child welfare authorities after delivery. Consequently, they face further enmeshment in state-systems, including custody loss and lower reunification odds. Using evidence from the past forty years of research and media reports, we argue that systemic forces and policies largely contribute to racial disproportionality in the child welfare system, and assert this state intervention serves as a mechanism to control black reproduction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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