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Foster Care in Soweto, South Africa: Under Assault from a Politically Hostile Environment

NCJ Number
129157
Journal
Child Welfare Volume: 70 Issue: 2 Dated: (March/April 1991) Pages: 121-130
Author(s)
A Thomas; S Mabusela
Date Published
1991
Length
10 pages
Annotation
Institutionalized discrimination has progressively eroded the formerly cohesive black family structure in South Africa, resulting in an increased need for alternative care for black children, as shown most prominently in South Africa's populous black urban area.
Abstract
Foster care's inherent problems are compounded not only by apartheid but also by the political unrest in the country. This article offers a profile of Sowetan foster families and the problems they face. (Publisher abstract)

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