Adoption beyond borders : how international adoption benefits children /

This book provides a ringing endorsement of international adoption based on comprehensive evidence from social and biological sciences paired with the author's first-hand experience visiting a Kazakhstani orphanage for nearly a year. A balanced account of the evidence supports international ado...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Compton, Rebecca J. (Rebecca Jean) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Intercountry adoption.
Adoption internationale.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Intercountry adoption
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. The adopted child : patterns of loss and gain. 1. Introduction
  • 2. Physical and cognitive development
  • 3. Social and emotional development
  • 4. Culture, race and identity
  • Part 2. Adoptive families : biological, social, and clinical approaches. 5. Adoption and the biology of parenting
  • Adoptive families in society
  • 7. Special needs and interventions
  • 8. Conclusions and policy considerations.

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