Citation

Swift KJ. Child Welf. 1995; 74(1): 71-91.

Affiliation

McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Child Welfare League of America)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7859540

Abstract

Drawing on historical documents and case files, this article explores the roots of the perception that mothers are the parents primarily responsible for child neglect. It suggests that this focus on mothers has been at the expense of an understanding of, and efforts to change, the social and economic context in which child neglect occurs.

Language: en