Fostering Mixed Race Children: Everyday Experiences of Foster Care

Fostering Mixed Race Children: Everyday Experiences of Foster Care

Author
Fiona Peters (auth.)
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Language
English
Edition
1
Year
2016
Page
IX, 215
ISBN
978-1-137-54183-3,978-1-137-54184-0
File Type
pdf
File Size
1.9 MiB

The ‘mixed race’ classification is known to be a factor of disadvantage in children’s social care and this fastest growing population is more likely than any other ethnic group to experience care admission. How does knowledge of ‘mixedness’ underpin policy and practice? How, when and why is the classification ‘mixed’ a disadvantage? Through narrative interviews with children currently in foster care, Fostering Mixed Race Childrenexamines the impact of care processes on children’s everyday experiences. Peters shows how the ‘mixed race’ classification affects care admission, including both short and long term fostering and care leaving, and shapes the experiences of children in often adverse ways. The book moves away from the psychologising of ‘mixedness’ towards a much-needed sociological analysis of ‘mixedness’ and ‘mixing’ at the intersection of foster care processes.
This book will be of interest to academics and practitioners working with families and children. Peters presents a child-centred narrative focus and offers unique insights into a complex area.

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