Set to See Us Fail: Debating Inequalities in the Child Welfare System of New York

By Viola Castellano

Examining the interaction between families and professionals in the child welfare system of New York, this book focuses on how inequalities are reproduced, measured, managed, and contested. The book describes how state institutions and neoliberal governance intersect police the groups which are most represented in the child welfare system, including low income, female-headed families living in racialized neighborhoods.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180073803X
• ISBN13: 9781800738034
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"