Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare Free Audiobook Download by Dorothy Roberts

One of the most horrifying realities of the American criminal justice system is that children of color are subjected to disproportionately more arrests and incarceration. In her book, Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare, Dorothy Roberts explores the history and social mechanics by which black children are coerced into becoming entangled in the criminal justice system from a very young age.

Dorothy Roberts has given voice to the violence of children's lives for decades, and now she shares this work with us in an audiobook that is both profound and haunting. This collection of essays--many of which have appeared in academic journals--examines child welfare from various angles, exploring how race, class, gender, social status, religion (or lack thereof), and other factors affect the lives of children in child welfare systems.

"Shattered Bonds" is a book that narrates the story of the nation's child welfare system and its lack of care for children. It is told in two different perspectives - an examination of how current public policy affects those who are deemed "welfare kids" and a social worker's account of what these children go through.

Dorothy Roberts, a renowned sociologist, has written an audiobook that chronicles the history of child welfare from the perspective of black children. She looks at the cultural ethics that are used in child welfare and how these ethics have influenced policy changes and created white supremacy over blackness. This audiobook was about two hours long, which I found to be perfect for my commute to work.

In the past, child welfare problems were addressed by addressing the welfare of individual children. The introduction of "the color of care" has transformed how we think about child welfare in that it recognizes that the outcome is not just about individual success but also about collective failure.

Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare is a book that addresses the complex and mostly overlooked issue of how race and class shape what happens to children in the foster care system.