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Child fostering is an age-old and also modern phenomenon whose importance stretches much further than the boundaries of so-called ‘traditional’ African societies. As a mobile and creative kinship practice, child fostering is of growing importance in the global world as it goes along with other forms of mobility such as migration and transnationalism. The book aims to revitalize the study of fostering by situating the issue in more recent theoretical approaches to kinship. It also examines what functionalist and structuralist theory may still contribute to the understanding of child fostering. Historical and recent child fostering practices in several West African countries are discussed from the angles of Anthropology, History and Law.

Sociology of social care --- Age group sociology --- West Africa --- Foster children --- Foster home care --- Foster parents --- Enfants placés --- Placement d'enfants en milieu familial --- Familles d'accueil --- Care --- Soins. --- Child placing --- Foster care, Home --- Foster family care --- Fosterage (Foster home care) --- Fostering (Foster home care) --- Child care services --- Child welfare --- Children --- Group homes --- Foster youth --- Foster families --- Parents --- Institutional care --- Enfants placés