Making families through adoption

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Title:

Making families through adoption

Author:

Riley, Nancy.

ISBN:

9781412998000

Personal Author:

Riley, Nancy.

Publication Information:

Thousand Oaks : Pine Forge Press, An Imprint of SAGE Publications, 2012.

Physical Description:

xi, 155 p. ; 23 cm.

Series:

Contemporary family perspectives

Contents:

Adoption across cultures -- Adoption in the United States : historical perspectives -- Adoption : private decisions, public influences -- Race, ethnicity, and racism in adoption and fosterage systems -- The practices of transnational adoption.

Subject Term:

Adoption -- United States.

Families -- United States.

Intercountry adoption.

Interracial adoption.

Interethnic adoption.

Adoption.

Added Author:

Van Vleet, Krista E., 1965-

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Summary

Making Families Through Adoption provides a comprehensive look at adoption practices both in the United States and in other cultures, and a general understanding of the practices and ideology of kinship and family. The subject of adoption allows a window into discussions of what constitutes family or kin, the role of biological connectedness, oversight of parenting practices by the state, and the role of race, gender, sexuality, and socio-economic class in the building of families. While reviewing practices of and issues surrounding adoption, the authors highlight the ways these practices and discussions allow us greater insight into overall practices of kinship and family.