Comparative Socialization Practices in Traditional and Alternative Families*

2020 ◽  
pp. 73-101
Author(s):  
Bernice T. Eiduson ◽  
Madeleine Kornfein ◽  
Irla Lee Zimmerman ◽  
Thomas S. Weisner
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Families

All Our Alternative Families

1999 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 411-412
Author(s):  
David Popenoe
Keyword(s):  
Alternative Families

Who Wants George? Recruiting Alternative Families for Children with Disabilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-45
Author(s):  
Hedi Argent
Keyword(s):  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Disabled Children ◽  
Individual Child ◽  
Alternative Families ◽  
The Right ◽  
Impaired Children

What are the best ways of finding families for disabled children? Who chooses to have them and why? Hedi Argent identifies some of the needs of disabled children who require permanent care and explores the type of qualities to look for, and those to avoid, in the search for prospective carers. Taking the case of George, among others, she emphasises the importance of devising recruitment publicity that is specially tailored to fit the situation of each individual child. Given the right approach, she argues, carers can be found for even the most severely impaired children. This article is based on the book, Taking Extra Care — Respite, shared and permanent care for children with disabilities (BAAF, 1997), by Hedi Argent and Ailie Kerrane.

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