Adoption across Borders

Serving the Children in Transracial and Intercountry Adoptions

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

For over thirty years, Rita J. Simon and Howard Altstein have been studying transracial and intercountry adoptions. The families they have studied include white parents; African American, Hispanic, and Korean children; and Jewish Stars of David families, among others. This book summarizes their findings and compares them with other studies. It is an invaluable source of data on the number and frequency of transracial and intercountry adoptions and on the attitudes toward them. Moreover, it strongly advocates and demonstrates the positive effects of transracial and intercountry adoptions, countering public policy initiatives that emphasize 'same race' adoption practices.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-02-09
Mått:140 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:174
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780847698332

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Rita J. Simon is University Professor at American University. Howard Altstein is professor of social work at the University of Maryland.

Recensioner i media

Adoption across Borders may certainly be of use for scholars and practitioners looking for basic reference points on transracial adoption and intercountry adoption in the United States, and more specifically for evidence supporting transracial adoption.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 1 The History and Frequency of Transracial and Intercountry AdoptionsChapter 3 2 The Legal Perspective on Transracial and Intercountry AdoptionsChapter 4 3 The Case against Transracial AdoptionChapter 5 4 Results of Empirical Studies on Transracial AdoptionsChapter 6 5 Results of Empirical Studies on Intercountry AdoptionsChapter 7 6 A Comparison of the Experiences of Adult Korean and Black Transracial AdopteesChapter 8 7 The Experiences of Stars of David Families: 1987 and 1997Chapter 9 8 Concluding Remarks and Policy RecommendationsChapter 10 IndexChapter 11 About the Authors