Adoption

The ancient practice of adoption has changed significantly through history. In colonial America, parents adopted out their unwanted childrenothose who were irude, stubborn, and unrulyioto other families. Today, Americans go abroad looking for children to adopt, and have adopted more than a quarter million internationally.Adoption: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition not only traces the development of expert thinking about adoption, it also looks at both sides of the latest controversial issues. Should adoptions be open or closed? Should the government regulate adoptions more closelyoor less? This updated second edition offers an international perspective with a new chapter on how countries outside the United States provide adoption services. This work is an indispensable resource for those thinking about adoption or researching its history.

שנה

1998

שפה

English

סדרה

Contemporary world issues series

הוצאה

ABC-CLIO

מהדורות

5

עמודים

342

ISBN

9781598840292

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