abuse and reglect, foster drift, and the adoption alternative Bartholet, Elizabeth. creator text mau Boston Beacon Press 1999 monographic eng viii, 304 p. 24 cm. The inherited tradition : parenting rights and state wrongs -- The politics -- Modern - day orphans -- Underintervention vs. overintervention --Traditional programs weather the storm -- " New " programs promote traditional ideas -- Intervening early with home visitation -- Taking adoption seriously -- Substance abuse -- Race, poverty, and hsitoric injustice. Elizabeth Bartholet. Includes bibliographical references ( p. 245 - 291 ) and index. Child welfare Goverment policy United States Kinship care United States Adoption United States Foster home care United States Children Instituional care United States Child abuse United States HV 741 .B 315 1999 PUCPR 011210 20160527190405.0 253532