Public Rights Orientations and Views on Long‐Term Care Options for Children in the Child Protection System
An Analysis of Representative Samples of Adults in California, USA and Norway
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6452045 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jill D Berrick (0000-0002-5795-4206, School of Social Welfare University of California Berkeley California USA), Hege Stein Helland (0000-0002-9169-9990, Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, Department of Government University of Bergen Bergen Norway), Marit Skivenes (0000-0002-5326-6692, Centre for Research on Discretion and Paternalism, Department of Government University of Bergen Bergen Norway, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 854-864 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spol.13081 |
| OpenAlex | W4403174257 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 45 |
This study examines a representative sample of adults in California (USA) and Norway, and their attitudes toward adoption versus foster care in a child protection case. The results show that a majority of people favour adoption for a child who has been removed due to maltreatment and cannot be reunified with birth parents. The study examines if people's rights orientation, favouring children or adults, or favouring birth parents or adoptive parents, or their institutional context explain their preferences about long‐term care options. Data material consist of representative samples of the population in California (USA) and Norway ( n = 2222), using a vignette survey design. Findings suggest that individuals with a child rights position favour adoption, but attitudes about birth parents' and adoptive parents' rights are not related to care option choices. Institutional context, anchored in policy feedback literature, partly explains the preference for adoption and the population's rights orientation. Further studies are necessary to confirm the role of rights attitudes and institutional context
Political science · Term (time · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child Welfare and Adoption · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |