@article{806615,
      recid = {806615},
      author = {Peters, Fiona,},
      title = {Fostering mixed race children : everyday experiences of  foster care /},
      publisher = {Palgrave Macmillan/Springer Nature,},
      address = {London, UNited Kingdom :},
      pages = {1 online resource (ix, 215 pages)},
      year = {2016},
      abstract = {The 'mixed race' classification is known to be a factor of  disadvantage in children's social care and this fastest  growing population is more likely than any other ethnic  group to experience care admission. How does knowledge of  'mixedness' underpin policy and practice? How, when and why  is the classification 'mixed' a disadvantage? Through  narrative interviews with children currently in foster  care, Fostering Mixed Race Children examines the impact of  care processes on children's everyday experiences. Peters  shows how the 'mixed race' 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 'mixedness' towards a much-needed  sociological analysis of 'mixedness' and 'mixing' 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.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/806615},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-54184-0},
}