Intersectionality and Child Welfare Policy: Implications for Black Women, Children, and Families

This paper uses intersectionality to understand how race, gender, and class oppression have influenced the passing of key child welfare policies and precipitated the overrepresentation of Black chil dren in the child welfare system who are low-income. Critical discourse analysis is used to analyze r...

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Published in:Child welfare 2020-01, Vol.98 (4), p.75-96
Main Authors: Williams-Butler, Abigail, Golden, Kate E., Mendez, Alicia, Stevens, Breana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African American Children
Black people
Black women
Black youth
Child abuse & neglect
Child Neglect
Child welfare
Children
Children & youth
Critical theory
Discourse analysis
Families & family life
Federal Programs
Gender
Interconnections
Intersectionality
Language
Legislation
Low income groups
Mothers
Oppression
Poverty
Race
Redefinition
Representativeness
Welfare policy
Welfare Services
Women
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Summary:This paper uses intersectionality to understand how race, gender, and class oppression have influenced the passing of key child welfare policies and precipitated the overrepresentation of Black chil dren in the child welfare system who are low-income. Critical discourse analysis is used to analyze relevant legislation. Results indicate that discussions related to welfare eligibility and the redefinition of poverty as neglect precipitated disproportionate representation. Using intersectionality is essential to understanding the interlocking oppressions that women, children, and families of color face within the child welfare system.
ISSN:0009-4021