{"product_id":"when-the-welfare-people-come-race-and-class-in-the-us-child-protection-system-9781608467433","title":"When the Welfare People Come: Race and Class in the Us Child Protection System","description":"\u003cp\u003eMalcolm X, describing his childhood experience of \"when the welfare people came\" and introduced him to the US child protection system, called it \"legal, modern slavery--however kindly intentioned.\" That shocking characterization obscures some of the complexities of the state response to childhood poverty, but it reflects sentiments that are common among communities of color, where child welfare investigations are most concentrated. A radical assessment of institutional racism in the child welfare system is needed now more than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this sweeping look at the history and politics of the US child welfare system, \"\u003cem\u003eWhen the Welfare People Come\u003c\/em\u003e\" exposes the system--from the \"orphan trains\" and Indian boarding schools to current practices in child protective investigations, foster care, and mandated services--arguing that it constitutes a mechanism of control exerted over poor and working-class parents and children. Don Lash reveals the system's role in the regulation of family life under capitalism and details the deep and continuing consequences of what happens \"when the welfare people come.\" Including first-person vignettes of parents, children, and workers in the US child protection system, Lash also offers practical and cogent ideas for its improvement and transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10185917\"\u003eDon Lash\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608467433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1608467430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POL\"\u003ePolitical Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POL019000\"\u003ePublic Policy | Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC031000\"\u003eDiscrimination\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC050000\"\u003eSocial Classes \u0026amp; Economic Disparity\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon Lash: Don Lash is an attorney who has practiced in the areas of disability rights, education and child welfare for more than twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42675520733421,"sku":"9781608467433","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_bac9e5d7-4e69-4589-993d-f2c462bdb92c.jpg?v=1649604383","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/when-the-welfare-people-come-race-and-class-in-the-us-child-protection-system-9781608467433","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}