The kinning of foreigners : transnational adoption in a global perspective /

"This book locates transnational adoption within a broad context of contemporary Western life and explores the many ambiguities and paradoxes that the practice entails. Based on empirical research from Norway, the author identifies three main themes for analysis: the perceived relationship betw...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Howell, Signe
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, NY : Berghahn Books, 2006.
Subjects:
Intercountry adoption.
Intercountry adoption > Norway.
Kinship.
Adoption internationale.
Adoption internationale > Norvège.
Parenté.
kinship.
80.82 education in families.
EDUCATION > General.
Intercountry adoption
Kinship
Adoption
Ausländisches Kind
Adoptie.
Allochtonen.
Internationale aspecten.
Adoption internationale > Norvège > Études comparatives.
Adoption internationale > Études comparatives.
Parenté > Norvège > Études comparatives.
Parenté > Études comparatives.
Norway
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Desire and rights : transnational movement of substances and concepts
  • A changing world of families : an overview
  • Kinship with strangers : values and practices of adoption
  • Kinning and transubstantiation : Norwegianisation of adoptees
  • Expert knowledge : the role of psychology in adoption discourses
  • Who am I, then? Adoptees' perspectives on identity and ethnicity
  • Benevolent control : adoption legislation in the USA and Norway
  • Benevolent control : international treaties on adoption
  • Expert knowledge : global and local adoption discourses in India, Ethiopia, China and Romania
  • In conclusion: To kin a foreign child.

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