Problem
Textbook: Jillian Jimenez - Social Policy and Social Change_ Toward the Creation of Social and Economic Justice 2015
Chapter 9
A. In what century did local governments begin to protect children? What did early protections for children look like?
B. Name three factors that led to the cultural belief in the U.S. that children should be in school until 16 years old, rather than working.
C. Describe the "orphan train" movement and its legacy on modern child welfare.
D. Describe the Maternal and Infant Protection Act of 1921. What stakeholders supported this Act and why? Which stakeholders opposed this Act and why?
E. How did early social welfare policy link poverty with abuse, contributing to stigma?
F. List and define three principles that underpinned the early public child welfare system.
G. How did African American and Native American families' relationship with early child welfare systems differ from White families?
H. What was the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and what did it do?
I. According to the text, what was combined impact of CAPTA and the Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act?
J. What social problem did the Foster Care Independence Act and the John H Chafee Foster Care Independence Program seek to address?
K. What is kinship care and what are pros and cons of this approach?