The Routledge handbook of adoption /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Wrobel, Gretchen Miller (Editor), Helder, Emily (Editor), Marr, Elisha (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Routledge international handbooks.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Table of Contents
  • List of contributors
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • Introduction
  • PART I: Adoption in context
  • 1. Historical and contemporary contexts of US adoption: an overview
  • Prior to the 1900s
  • 1900-1960s
  • 1960s-2000
  • 2000s-the present
  • Issues and areas of controversy in adoption
  • Emerging areas of exploration and practice
  • References
  • 2. US adoption by the numbers
  • Methods
  • Shifts in adoption patterns
  • Conclusion
  • Author note
  • References
  • 3. An economic perspective on ethics in adoption policy
  • The right number of adoptions
  • Imperfect information aspect
  • Positive externality aspect
  • Existing policy creates too few adoptions
  • Creating more adoptions
  • Increasing adoptions using subsidies
  • Improving information without reducing adoptions is difficult
  • Creating better adoptions
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 4. Domestic adoption in Ethiopia
  • Background
  • Legal and policy frameworks for domestic adoption
  • The Ethiopian constitution
  • The Revised Family Code proclamation of 2000
  • Alternative child care guidelines
  • Intercountry adoption
  • Domestic adoption
  • Foster-to-adopt: the case of Bethany Global
  • Current state of domestic adoption in Ethiopia
  • Conclusions
  • Note
  • References
  • 5. Intersection of information science and crisis pregnancy decision-making
  • Frameworks
  • Methods
  • Findings
  • Implications for adoption research and practice
  • Conclusion
  • References
  • 6. Respecting children's relationships and identities in adoption
  • Birth family relationships and identity
  • Relationships with foster carers and other previous caregivers
  • Planning and supporting adoptions that respect children's relationships and identities: Connections to policy and practice
  • References
  • 7. The Early Growth and Development Study: using an adoption design to understand family influences and child development
  • Introduction
  • Birth parents
  • Factors that lead to choosing adoption
  • Adoptive families
  • Implications for practice and policy
  • References
  • PART II: Diversity in adoption
  • 8. Unique challenges and strengths for families formed through international adoption
  • The process of bonding and family integration
  • Communication about adoption
  • Psychosocial development and adjustment
  • Ethnic and cultural differences
  • Searching and reconciliation with origins
  • Practical implications and future lines of research
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • 9. A critical adoption studies and Asian Americanist integrative perspective on the psychology of Korean adoption
  • Adoption as natural experiment and intervention
  • Adoption (and race) as a risk factor
  • A critical adoption studies and Asian Americanist integrative approach to adoption studies
  • The historical and cultural context of Korean adoption