The Routledge handbook of adoption / edited by Gretchen Wrobel, Emily Helder, and Elisha Marr.

"Adoption is practiced globally yielding a multidimensional area of study that cannot be characterized by a single movement or discipline. The Handbook provides a central source of contemporary scholarship from a variety of disciplines with an international perspective and uses a multifaceted and interdisciplinary approach to ground adoption practices and activities in scientific research. Perspectives of birth/first parents, adoptive parents, and adopted persons are brought forth through a range of disciplinary and theoretical lenses. Beginning with background and context of adoption, including sociocultural and political contexts, the handbook then addresses the diversity of adoptive families in terms of family forms, attitudes about adoption, and characteristics of adopted children. Next, research examining the lived experience of adoption for birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted individuals is presented. A variety of outcomes for internationally and domestically adopted children and adoptive families is then discussed and the Handbook concludes by addressing the development, training and implementation of adoption competent clinical practice. The primary purpose of this Handbook is to make scientific research easily accessible, comprehensible, and useful for the various stakeholders involved in adoption including members of the adoptive kinship network of birth and adoptive family members, the professionals who work with them, and those involved in adoption research and education"-- Provided by publisher.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of contributors -- List of tables -- List of figures -- Introduction -- PART I: Adoption in context -- 1. Historical and contemporary contexts of US adoption: an overview -- Prior to the 1900s -- 1900-1960s -- 1960s-2000 -- 2000s-the present -- Issues and areas of controversy in adoption -- Emerging areas of exploration and practice -- References -- 2. US adoption by the numbers -- Methods -- Shifts in adoption patterns -- Conclusion -- Author note -- References

3. An economic perspective on ethics in adoption policy -- The right number of adoptions -- Imperfect information aspect -- Positive externality aspect -- Existing policy creates too few adoptions -- Creating more adoptions -- Increasing adoptions using subsidies -- Improving information without reducing adoptions is difficult -- Creating better adoptions -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Domestic adoption in Ethiopia -- Background -- Legal and policy frameworks for domestic adoption -- The Ethiopian constitution -- The Revised Family Code proclamation of 2000 -- Alternative child care guidelines

Intercountry adoption -- Domestic adoption -- Foster-to-adopt: the case of Bethany Global -- Current state of domestic adoption in Ethiopia -- Conclusions -- Note -- References -- 5. Intersection of information science and crisis pregnancy decision-making -- Frameworks -- Methods -- Findings -- Implications for adoption research and practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. Respecting children's relationships and identities in adoption -- Birth family relationships and identity -- Relationships with foster carers and other previous caregivers

Planning and supporting adoptions that respect children's relationships and identities: Connections to policy and practice -- References -- 7. The Early Growth and Development Study: using an adoption design to understand family influences and child development -- Introduction -- Birth parents -- Factors that lead to choosing adoption -- Adoptive families -- Implications for practice and policy -- References -- PART II: Diversity in adoption -- 8. Unique challenges and strengths for families formed through international adoption -- The process of bonding and family integration

Communication about adoption -- Psychosocial development and adjustment -- Ethnic and cultural differences -- Searching and reconciliation with origins -- Practical implications and future lines of research -- Conclusions -- References -- 9. A critical adoption studies and Asian Americanist integrative perspective on the psychology of Korean adoption -- Adoption as natural experiment and intervention -- Adoption (and race) as a risk factor -- A critical adoption studies and Asian Americanist integrative approach to adoption studies -- The historical and cultural context of Korean adoption

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