Birth Fathers and their Adoption Experiences

AvGary Clapton

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PDF, Engelska, 2002

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Beskrivning

Virtually all literature about birth parents of adopted children has focused on mothers. In this pioneering study, Gary Clapton gives us a fresh perspective: he recounts the experiences of thirty birth fathers separated from their children at birth.Discussing different notions of fatherhood, such as biological paternity, social fatherhood, sperm donorship and the `father figure', this informative book - the first on birth fathers in adoption - brings new light to issues such as the decision to give up a child for adoption, the child's desire to find his or her birth parents, and the facilitation of contact in later life.Written in an accessible style with insights into adoption and social work practice past and present, Birth Fathers and their Adoption Experiences offers a vital new perspective on understanding the causes and consequences of adoption, and makes positive suggestions for working with those whom it affects.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2002-10-21
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:240
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781846423635
Förlag:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Dimensioner:138 x 216 x undefined mm

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Socialt arbete och välfärd inom Samhälle och politik
Adoption inom Hälsa och familj

Mer om författaren

Gary Clapton is a post-adoption counsellor with Birthlink in Edinburgh and a training officer with City of Edinburgh Council Social Work Department.

Recensioner i media

Just as research has reminded us of the continuance of birth mother's bonds with their children, Gary clapton's research reveals that birth fathers can also feel a deep connection with, and loss of, an adopted child. This book is based on Clapton's in-depth interviews with 30 men who had experienced the adoption of their child as a baby, and it is unique in the UK in addressing the experiences of this group... It will be of interest to practitioners and academics in the social work field, those interested in fathering and to birth fathers themselves.

Innehållsförteckning

Part 1. Introduction: Adoption and Birth Parents, Birth Fathers and Fatherhood. 1. Introduction. 2. Adoption and Birth Parents: From Out of the Shadows. 3. Birth fathers: What do we know? 4. Fatherhood today. Part 2. The Life Experiences of Birth Fathers. 5. Pregnancy and Birth. 6. The Adoption. 7. Life After Adoption. 8.Birth Father and Child: Towards Meeting and the Meanings of Contact. Part 3. Birth Father Narratives: The Implications. 9. Understanding Men and Fathers. 10. Working with Fathers. References. Index.