A Child for Keeps

1. Introduction
Jenny Keating

2. Setting the Scene: The Historical and Legal Background
Jenny Keating

3. Developments in the Voluntary Sector
Jenny Keating

4. Pressure for Government Action
Jenny Keating

5. Legislation Takes Shape
Jenny Keating

6. The First Years of Legally Sanctioned Adoption
Jenny Keating

7. Action on the Adoption Societies
Jenny Keating

8. The Second World War and Its Aftermath
Jenny Keating

9. Conclusions — And Later Developments
Jenny Keating

Nyckelord: History, History of Britain and Ireland, Social History, Cultural History, Social Work, Children, Youth and Family Policy, Child Well-being