Author

Abigail Williams-Butler

Assistant Professor at Rutgers University

Articles

Critical Social Policy

Intersectionality and structural gendered racism: Theoretical considerations for Black women, children, and families impacted by child protective services in the United States

Introduction Recent research highlights how poor Black mothers and children are negatively and disproportionately affected by child protective services (CPS). For example, Black children are more likely to be the subject of maltreatment reports compared to all other children in CPS. The author utilizes the frameworks of intersectionality and structural gendered racism to explore the…

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