Fostering Mixed Race Children: Everyday Experiences of Foster Care

The æmixed raceÆ classification is known to be a factor of disadvantage in childrenÆs social care and this fastest growing population is more likely than any other ethnic group to experience care admission. How does knowledge of æmixednessÆ underpin policy and practice? How, when and why is the classification æmixedÆ a disadvantage? Through narrative interviews with children currently in foster care, Fostering Mixed Race Children examines the impact of care processes on childrenÆs everyday experiences. Peters shows how the æmixed raceÆ classification affects care admission, including both short and long term fostering and care leaving, and shapes the experiences of children in often adverse ways. The book moves away from the psychologising of æmixednessÆ towards a much-needed sociological analysis of æmixednessÆ and æmixingÆ at the intersection of foster care processes. This book will be of interest to academics and practitioners working with families and children. Peters presents a child-centred narrative focus and offers unique insights into a complex area.

• | Author: Fiona Peters
• | Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• | Publication Date: Feb 20, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 224 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover/Social Science
• | ISBN-10: 1137541830
• | ISBN-13: 9781137541833