1st Edition
Silent Mothers, Invisible Fathers, and Remembered Children An Ethnography of an Ethiopian Orphanage
1. Into the Field 2. Historical Context and Contemporary Challenges in Ethiopian Child Welfare 3. Food Insecurity and Child Relinquishment: Care, Constraint, and Survival 4. There Are No Orphans Here: Rethinking Relinquishment in Ethiopia 5. Impossible Choices: Mothers and Child Placement 6. The Consequences of Being a Father: Birth Fathers, Relinquishment, and Enduring Responsibility in Southern Ethiopia 7. The Breaking Point of Care: Separation, Policy, and the Future of Child Welfare 8. Appendix A: Discussion and Reflection Questions Index
Biography
Bonnie L. Hewlett is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Washington State University, Vancouver. A former registered nurse, she earned her PhD in anthropology from Washington State University and has conducted research in Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, and Ethiopia, where she was a Fulbright Scholar in 2010-2011. Her work focuses on the biocultural dimensions of health and disease, hunter-gatherer societies, adolescent development, child welfare, and the experiences of Ethiopian children and families.
