Adoption beyond borders : how international adoption benefits children / Rebecca J. Compton.
This book provides a ringing endorsement of international adoption based on comprehensive evidence from social and biological sciences paired with the author's first-hand experience visiting a Kazakhstani orphanage for nearly a year. A balanced account of the evidence supports international ado...
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Oxford University Press,
[2016]
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Adoption Beyond Borders; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part 1. The Adopted Child: Patterns of Loss and Gain; 1. Introduction; 2. Physical and Cognitive Development; 3. Social and Emotional Development; 4. Culture, Race, and Identity; Part 2. Adoptive Families: Biological, Social, and Clinical Approaches; 5. Adoption and the Biology of Parenting; 6. Adoptive Families in Society; 7. Special Needs and Interventions; 8. Conclusions and Policy Considerations; Notes; Index.