Synopses & Reviews
The ancient practice of adoption has changed significantly through history. In colonial America, parents adopted out their unwanted childrenthose who were "rude, stubborn, and unruly"to 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 Editionnot 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 closelyor 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.
Synopsis
This compilation of the best thinking about adoption by both historical and current authorities reveals a vital, ever-changing practice affecting the lives of millions of people around the globe.
Synopsis
·Demonstrates that adoption requires constant study and monitoring of its ever-changing nature
·Provides fair and objective coverage of controversies allowing the reader to look at both sides of disputed issues
·Offers a summary of leading sources to provide analysis and perspective on the facts presented
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·Primary sources include testimony from hearings and court cases, and case studies explain and illuminate concepts
·A chronology of events and milestones includes coverage from the time of Moses to the present day