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Open adoption and diverse families : complex relationships in the digital age /

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This book explores the reality of what it's like to live adoption-and open adoption specifically. Most people know very little about how contemporary US adoptions ""work""--And this book draws back the curtain to reveal the vulnerabilities, strengths, challenges, and daily s...

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Main Author: Goldberg, Abbie E. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Open adoption.
Adoption > Psychological aspects.
Adoptees > Family relationships.
Social media.
Social Media
Adoption ouverte.
Adoption > Aspect psychologique.
Adoptés > Relations familiales.
Médias sociaux.
social media.
Adoption & Fostering.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS.
Child.
Developmental.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Clinical Psychology.
Adoptees > Family relationships
Adoption > Psychological aspects
Open adoption
Social media
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This book explores the reality of what it's like to live adoption-and open adoption specifically. Most people know very little about how contemporary US adoptions ""work""--And this book draws back the curtain to reveal the vulnerabilities, strengths, challenges, and daily struggles and triumphs of adoptive families today. It does not shy away from tough subjects, like birth parents' mental illness and racial differences between adoptive parents and their children. It aims to trace the challenging decisions and dynamics that adoptive parents ""sign up for"" when they pursue open adoption. It.
Physical Description:1 online resource (444 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190692049
0190692049
9780190692056
0190692057
0190692065
9780190692063