Adoptive families in a diverse society / edited by Katarina Wegar
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| Subjects: | Adoption--United States Families--United States Kinship--United States Adoptive parents--United States Adoption--United States--Public opinion Cultural pluralism--United States Identity (Psychology)--United States |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2006 |
| LC Classification: | H, HV |
| Table of Contents: | 1. Adoption and the culture of genetic determinism / Barbara Katz Rothman 19 2. Family ideals and the social construction of modern adoption : a historical perspective / Julie Berebitsky 29 3. Adoption and public opinion : implications for social policy and practice in adoption / Charlene E. Miall, Karen March 43 4. Adoption in the media : in need of editing / Adam Pertman 60 5. Urchins, orphans, monsters, and victims : images of adoptive families in U.S. commercial films, 1950-2000 / Christine Ward Gailey 71 6. Adoption and identity in social context / Emily Upshur, Jack Demick 91 7. Adoptive fatherhood : gender, identity, and sociocultural considerations / Ramon Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, William Marsiglio 111 8. Family values : gay man and adoption in America / Ellen Lewin 129 9. "Real" mothers : adoptive mothers resisting marginalization and recreating motherhood / Betsy Smith, Janet L. Surrey, Mary Watkins 146 10. "Whatever they think of us, we're a family" : single mother adopters / Christine Ward Gailey 162 11. Open adoption and family boundaries / Deborah H. Siegel 177 12. Adoption, foster care, and guardianship in minority families / Sandra T. Azar, Lisa K. Hill 190 13. Interracial couples, multiracial people, and the color line in adoption / Heather M. Dalmage 210 14. My child, my choice : parental well-being in the adoption of children with developmental disabilities / Laraine Masters Glidden 225 15. Identity, race, and culture in adoption : ethical values in the power of language / Janet Farrell Smith 243 16. Adoption and identity : nomadic possibilities for reconceiving the self / Mary Watkins 259 |
| Additional Authors: | Wegar, Katarina |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2005028196 ISBN: 0813538416 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN: 0813538424 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN: 9780813538419 ISBN: 9780813538426 Includes bibliographical references and index Contents: Introduction / Katarina Wegar -- Adoption and the culture of genetic determinism / Barbara Katz Rothman -- Family ideals and the social construction of modern adoption : a historical perspective / Julie Berebitsky -- Adoption and public opinion : implications for social support and practice in adoption / Charlene E. Miall and Karen March -- Adoption in the media : in need of editing / Adam Pertman -- Urchins, orphans, monsters, and victims : images of adoptive families in U.S. commercial films, 1950-2000 / Christine Ward Gailey -- Adoption and identity in social context / Emily Upshur and Jack Demick -- Adoptive fatherhood : gender, identity, and sociocultural considerations / Ramon Hinojosa, Melanie Sberna, and William Marsiglio -- Family values : gay men and adoption in America / Ellen Lewin -- "Real" mothers : adoptive mothers resisting marginalization and recreating motherhood / Betsy Smith, Janet L. Surrey, and Mary Watkins -- "Whatever they think of us, we're a family" : single mother adopters / Christine Ward Gailey -- Open adoption and family boundaries / Deborah H. Siegel -- Adoption, foster care, and guardianship in minority families / Sandra T. Azar and Lisa K. Hill -- Interracial couples, multiracial people, and the color line in adoption / Heather M. Dalmage -- My child, my choice : parental well-being in the adoption of children with developmental disabilities / Laraine Masters Glidden -- Identity, race, and culture in adoption : ethical values in the power of language / Janet Farrell Smith -- Adoption and identity : nomadic possibilities for reconceiving the self / Mary Watkins |
| Physical Description: | xi, 289 p. ; 23 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 62085342 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0813538416 0813538424 9780813538419 9780813538426 |