FOSTER FAMILY AS A WAY OF ARRANGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENT’S CARE IN THE USA
The article dwells to the features of forming and functioning of foster family system as a social institution for raising children without parent’s care, based on the legislation of the USA.
Keywords: foster family, The USA, orphans, children without parent’s care, legislation, kinship care, kinship placements, foster care payment
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Rubric: Pedagogy
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