We Don't Exactly Get the Welcome Wagon: The Experiences of Gay and Lesbian Adolescents in Child Welfare Systems

by Gerald P. Mallon

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Drawing on over twenty years of child welfare experience and extensive interviews with 54 gay and lesbian young people who lived in out-of-home-care child welfare settings in three North American cities--Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto--Gerald Mallon presents narratives of marginalized young people trying to find the "right fit." Mallon permits the voices of these young people to guide the research, allowing them to tell their own stories and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231104553

ISBN13:9780231104555

Release Date:April 1998

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.66 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Gay & Lesbian Health, Mind & Body Nonfiction Parenting & Relationships Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare Social Work Specific Demographics Teen & Young Adult

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