System kids : adolescent mothers and the politics of regulation /
Silver, Lauren J.,
System kids : adolescent mothers and the politics of regulation / Lauren J. Silver. - 1 online resource (x, 198 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
Introduction. They want to see you fail : Dilemmas in child welfare -- Playing case manager : Work life in a culture of fear -- The better places don't want teen moms : Invisible lives, hidden program spaces -- The real responsibility is on you! : The self-sufficiency trap -- I am young. I'm not dumb; and I'm not anxious : Identity performances as service negotiation -- The program allowed me to get pregnant : Everyday resistance, dignity, and fleeting collectives -- Conclusion. Moving from disconnected systems to communities of care -- Afterword. Interruptions in fieldwork.
This title explores the daily lives of adolescent mothers as they negotiate the child welfare system to meet the needs of their children and themselves. Combining critical policy study and ethnography, and drawing on scholarship as well as her experience as a welfare programme manager, Lauren Silver demonstrates how social welfare 'silos' construct the lives of youth as disconnected, reinforcing unforgiving policies and imposing demands on women the system was intended to help.
Text in English.
9781469622613 (electronic bk.) 1469622610 (electronic bk.) 9781469622606 (ebook) 1469622602 (ebook) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Teenage mothers--United States.
Child welfare--United States.
Aid to families with dependent children programs--United States.
Maternal and infant welfare--United States.
Mères adolescentes--États-Unis.
Aide sociale aux familles avec enfants à charge--États-Unis.
Protection maternelle et infantile--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
Aid to families with dependent children programs.
Child welfare.
Maternal and infant welfare.
Teenage mothers.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HQ759.4 / .S537 2015eb
362.7/874300973
System kids : adolescent mothers and the politics of regulation / Lauren J. Silver. - 1 online resource (x, 198 pages)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-189) and index.
Introduction. They want to see you fail : Dilemmas in child welfare -- Playing case manager : Work life in a culture of fear -- The better places don't want teen moms : Invisible lives, hidden program spaces -- The real responsibility is on you! : The self-sufficiency trap -- I am young. I'm not dumb; and I'm not anxious : Identity performances as service negotiation -- The program allowed me to get pregnant : Everyday resistance, dignity, and fleeting collectives -- Conclusion. Moving from disconnected systems to communities of care -- Afterword. Interruptions in fieldwork.
This title explores the daily lives of adolescent mothers as they negotiate the child welfare system to meet the needs of their children and themselves. Combining critical policy study and ethnography, and drawing on scholarship as well as her experience as a welfare programme manager, Lauren Silver demonstrates how social welfare 'silos' construct the lives of youth as disconnected, reinforcing unforgiving policies and imposing demands on women the system was intended to help.
Text in English.
9781469622613 (electronic bk.) 1469622610 (electronic bk.) 9781469622606 (ebook) 1469622602 (ebook) (pbk. ; alk. paper) (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Teenage mothers--United States.
Child welfare--United States.
Aid to families with dependent children programs--United States.
Maternal and infant welfare--United States.
Mères adolescentes--États-Unis.
Aide sociale aux familles avec enfants à charge--États-Unis.
Protection maternelle et infantile--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Social Services & Welfare.
Aid to families with dependent children programs.
Child welfare.
Maternal and infant welfare.
Teenage mothers.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
HQ759.4 / .S537 2015eb
362.7/874300973