The End of International Adoption? : An Unraveling Reproductive Market and the Politics of Healthy Babies /

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Since 2004, the number of international adoptions in the United States has declined by more than seventy percent. In The End of International Adoption? Estye Fenton studies parents in the United States who adopted internationally in the past decade during this shift. She investigates the experiences...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fenton, Estye (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Intercountry adoption.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Adoption internationale > États-Unis.
Intercountry adoption > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. International Adoption in the Twenty-First Century
  • 2. "We're on the Market Again"
  • 3. Parental Anxiety and Interwoven Decision-Making Surrounding Race, Health, and "Fitness" 56
  • 4. Murky Truths and Double-Binds
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Methods and Sample Characteristics
  • Appendix B: Participant Biographies
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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