CONTENTS -- 1 BACKGROUND FOR THE RESEARCH -- 2 SOME THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES -- 3 THE PLAN OF THE STUDY -- 4 INTERVIEWS WITH FOSTER MOTHERS -- 5 INTERVIEWS WITH FOSTER FATHERS -- 6 DEVELOPMENT OF SCALE AND INDEX SCORES -- 7 CHILD-REARING ATTITUDES OF FOSTER MOTHERS -- 8 THE FOSTER PARENT APPRAISAL FORM -- 9 CASEWORKERS' APPRAISAL OF FOSTER PARENTS -- 10 CORRELATIONS OF SELF-REVELATIONS AND RATINGS -- 11 INCENTIVES FOR FOSTER PARENTHOOD -- 12 FINAL PERSPECTIVES AND IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.