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"Complicating Culture in Child Placement
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| Article Type: | Brief article |
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Cultural identity
(Social aspects) Custody of children (Laws, regulations and rules) Racism (Analysis) |
| Author: | Moffat, Sandra |
| Pub Date: | 03/22/2006 |
| Publication: | Name: Resources for Feminist Research Publisher: O.I.S.E. Audience: Academic Format: Magazine/Journal Subject: Women's issues/gender studies Copyright: COPYRIGHT 2006 O.I.S.E. ISSN: 0707-8412 |
| Issue: | Date: Spring-Summer, 2006 Source Volume: 31 Source Issue: 3-4 |
| Topic: | Event Code: 290 Public affairs; 930 Government regulation; 940 Government regulation (cont); 980 Legal issues & crime Advertising Code: 94 Legal/Government Regulation Computer Subject: Government regulation |
| Product: | Product Code: 9101221 Custody (Juvenile Law) NAICS Code: 92219 Other Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities |
| Geographic: | Geographic Scope: Canada Geographic Code: 1CANA Canada |
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| Accession Number: | 164220645 |
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bunting, annie. "Complicating Culture in Child Placement
Decisions." Canadian Journal of Women and the Law/Revue femmes et
droit, vol. 16, no. 1 (2004), pp. 137-164. Bien qu'il y ait eu des etudes et des enquetes des gouvernements provinciaux portant sur l'administration de la protection de la jeunesse et des peoples autochtones, l'etude de Marlee Kline est dotee du cadre theorique le plus exhaustif et le plus politiquement engage. Cela dit, l'auteure traite du sujet avec une lentille differente et a partir d'une perspective differente. Elle approfondis certaines questions au sujet d'identite culturelle des enfants qui ne sont pas touchees dans son etude etje soutiens qu'il faut une comprehension anti-essentialiste du developpement culturel. Le present article est le fruit d'une recherche sur l'importance de la culture, de la communaute et du racisme dans les decisions de placement des enfants au Canada. While the work of Marlee Kline is among the most deeply theorized and politically engaged, the author takes a different approach by examining some issues regarding children's cultural identity that are not discussed in Kline's work. This piece is in favour of anti-essentialist understandings of cultural formation particularly in terms of the best interests test in child custody law as well as child welfare decisions. The article is the product of research into the importance of examining culture, community and racism as it relates to child placement decisions in Canada. |
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