Disentangling an invisible trade : state interventions in Dutch and Dutch-Curaçaoan single-mother families /
This book sheds light on the interactional and institutional processes through which child welfare and child protection practices are delivered to 15 Dutch and 15 Dutch-Curacaoan single-mother families with multiple problems in the Netherlands in order to assess structures of power, dominance and op...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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The Hague :
Eleven International Pub.,
©2015.
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| Series: | Willem Pompe Institute
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| Online Access: |
Full text (Emmanuel users only) |
| Summary: | This book sheds light on the interactional and institutional processes through which child welfare and child protection practices are delivered to 15 Dutch and 15 Dutch-Curacaoan single-mother families with multiple problems in the Netherlands in order to assess structures of power, dominance and oppression. It is important to 'Disentangle an invisible trade, ' because state intervention practices remain largely 'invisible' from the public gaze. The author draws on a 30-month ethnographic study, undertaken with the single-mother families between 2009 and 2012, in order to demonstrate how state. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 205 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9462743444 9789462743441 |
| Language: | In English; summaries in English, Dutch, and Papiamentu. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |