Sociology is the study of human social relationships and institutions. Sociological imagination is a term coined by sociologist C. Wright Mills meaning the awareness of the relationship between an experience and society. There are two types of problems in sociology; those that are personal, meaning it only affects that individual, and those that are social, meaning they affect all of society. It is hard to distinguish between the two because personal problem and social problems can correlate with each other.
Children in the foster care system experience a challenging journey through childhood. Many tend to have troubling family circumstances that bring them into state care. In addition to that, they face many difficulties within the system. Safety and stability in child development is important. Family and placement stability is important to a child’s welfare. …show more content…
The concept that every child should have a permanent home has been emphasized by The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and more recently, the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. Placement instability occurs when children experience a series of homes or facilities during their time in foster care. Studies examining the child welfare system in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s showed that for many children, were “drifting” in care, often enduring multiple placements, with no actions being undertaken on their behalf to find them permanent
Children in the foster care system experience a challenging journey through childhood. Many tend to have troubling family circumstances that bring them into state care. In addition to that, they face many difficulties within the system. Safety and stability in child development is important. Family and placement stability is important to a child’s welfare. …show more content…
The concept that every child should have a permanent home has been emphasized by The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 and more recently, the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of 1997. Placement instability occurs when children experience a series of homes or facilities during their time in foster care. Studies examining the child welfare system in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s showed that for many children, were “drifting” in care, often enduring multiple placements, with no actions being undertaken on their behalf to find them permanent