Title Orphans of the living : growing up in care in twentieth-century Australia / Joanna Penglase

Published Fremantle, W. A. : Curtin University Book/Freemantle Arts Centre Press, 2005

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Description 384 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm Summary In Australia, around half a million children grew up in 'care' during the twentieth century. Most often, they grew up with daily brutal physical and emotional abuse in the sterile environment of an institution. The author, herself place in 'care' when only eight months old, begins to unravel the seemingly inexplicable - how and why this could have happened? She looks at the profound personal costs to these children, and the huge social and economic costs of these past policies. Analysis Children Residential care Child welfare Service delivery Emotions Social impact Autobiography Case studies History Joanna Penglase Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 368- 374 Includes bibliographical references : pages 358-367 Subject Orphans -- Australia. Foster home care -- Australia. Children -- Institutional care -- Australia. Child care -- Australia -- History -- 20th century. Children -- Institutional care -- Australia -- History -- 20th century. Abused children -- Australia -- History -- 20th century. Institutional care -- Australia -- History -- 20th century. Child welfare -- Australia -- History -- 20th century. Genre/Form History. LC no. 2006411356 ISBN 1920731814

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