Childhood in Kinship Care

ISBN-13: 9781032138947 / Miękka / 2023 / 128 str.

Amy Holtan

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

Jeanette Skoglund is associate professor at RKBU North, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Renee Thørnblad is professor RKBU North, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Amy Holtan is professor emerita at RKBU North, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.