New book by UC Irvine sociology professor Nina Bandelj explores what happens when children become investment projects and child-rearing becomes exhausting labor
Multi-university analysis of national data shows no evidence that higher foster care placements correlate to a drop in child abuse- or neglect-related deaths
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