1st Edition

Childhood in Kinship Care A Longitudinal Investigation

140 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

140 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

Description

Kinship foster care involves placing children who cannot live at home in foster care with other members of their family or close network. This book sheds light on different aspects of kinship care development and practice. Using a 20-year longitudinal research study from Norway, this book shows the historical development of kinship care in Norway, research on kinship care, and how family life... Read more

1. Introduction

2. Kinship care in an Historical Child Protection Context

3. Kinship care in Research: Results, Limitations and Alternatives

4. Family Life in the Intersection between the public and private

5. Who Become Kinship Foster Parents, and Why? Gender, Family Roles and Relationships

6. Kinship care in the Light of Family Sociological Perspectives

7. Conclusion: Kinship care Today and in the Future