:Why did child abuse become a less significant problem after 1910? This article focuses on frame contestation, and how child-protection organizations gradually lost control of the narrative about fragile families to a competing set of groups—those that emphasized “family saving.” Like many interest groups, the SPCCs developed an “issue frame” in their efforts to publicize their mission, which sought to define a problem (child abuse), attribute blame for that situation (inadequate parents), propose a solution (the removal of children from parents), and encourage others to support their cause. After 1900, however, “family saving” groups identified a problem related to child abuse (fragile families), portrayed poverty as a cause of family instability, and supported policies that sought to preserve families. While advocating for policies that strengthened families, however, they undercut child protectors’ most crucial weapon against child abuse, namely, the removal of affected children from inadequate parents.

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进步时代的虐待儿童、政策社区和框架竞争

: 为什么虐待儿童问题在 1910 年后变得不那么重要了？本文重点关注框架之争，以及儿童保护组织如何逐渐将关于脆弱家庭的叙述失去控制权，让给一组相互竞争的团体——那些强调“家庭拯救”的团体。像许多利益集团一样，SPCC 在努力宣传他们的使命时制定了一个“问题框架”，它试图定义一个问题（虐待儿童），将责任归咎于这种情况（父母不足），提出解决方案（移除儿童来自父母），并鼓励其他人支持他们的事业。然而，1900 年后，“家庭储蓄”团体发现了与虐待儿童（脆弱家庭）有关的问题，将贫困描述为家庭不稳定的原因，并支持旨在保护家庭的政策。