Intercountry Adoption from China

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Intercountry Adoption from China Examining Cultural Heritage and Other Postadoption Issues

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Jay W. Rojewski, Jacy L. Rojewski

Book Code: G812

ISBN: 0-89789-812-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-89789-812-6

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232 pages, figures, tables

Bergin & Garvey Paperback

Publication: 6/30/2001

List Price: $27.95 (UK Sterling Price: £16.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Paperback

Also Available: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Reviews:

...a thorough, scholarly summary of postadoption issues and research in intercountry placements. References are exhaustive and summaries of previous work useful. Theoretical perspectives and areas for future research are proposed, placing the book with the body of literature in this field....of special interest to intercountry adoptive families and adoption professionals. Good overview of available research and adoption issues for students at all levels.
—Choice February 2002

Description: Starting with questions about how to incorporate Chinese culture and custom into the lives of their adopted daughters Emily and Claire, the authors began a year-long search for answers. The result is a detailed examination of the post-adoptive views, actions, and experiences of a national sample of families with children from China toward acknowledging their adopted child's Chinese cultural-heritage and the issues they face together as a multicultural family. Historical and present-day issues affecting intercountry adoptees and their families, such as arguments used to support or oppose intercountry and transracial adoption, developmental delay and the effects of institutionalization on Chinese adoptees, parent-child attachment, discrimination and racial prejudice, and identity development, are detailed. Parents' beliefs and experiences on these issues are supplemented by a multi-disciplined, comprehensive review of available literature. While occasionally relying on personal experiences, this book is not about the authors' personal adoption story and parenting experiences. Rather, the focus is on common experiences and reactions of adoptive families who were, for the most part, firmly ensconced in the cultural mainstream but now find themselves viewed differently by society; these parents find that issues of culture, race, and ethnicity have become an important part of their everyday lives. Adoption scholars and professionals, as well as adoptive parents, will benefit from reading Intercountry Adoption from China.

LC Card Number: 2001025176

LCC Class: HV875

Dewey Class: 362


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