Global families, inequality and transnational adoption : the de-kinning of first mothers /

This book looks at the simultaneous processes of making and un-making of families that are part of the adoption practice. Whereas most studies on transnational adoption concentrate on the adoptive family, the author identifies not only the happy occasion when a family gains a child, but also the sor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Högbacka, Riitta (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017]
Temas:
Intercountry adoption.
Birthmothers.
Adopted children.
Adoptive parents.
Adoption internationale.
Mères naturelles.
Enfants adoptés.
Age groups.
Sociology: family & relationships.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Adopted children
Adoptive parents
Birthmothers
Intercountry adoption
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The global in the family
  • Adoption and family in the global north and south
  • The making of the adoptive family: choosing family
  • The un-making of the family of origin: adoption social workers as intermediaries
  • First mothers' stunted choices
  • Inequality among first mothers: the power of resources
  • Re-making family: the struggle over belonging
  • Contact over time
  • Conclusion: re-kinning first families.

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