Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Times

Anthony Douglas (Curatore)

Terry Philpot (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2002

Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Times draws together contributions from all those with an interest in adoption: adopted people; birth parents and adoptive parents; practitioners and managers in the statutory and voluntary sectors; academics and policy makers. Chapters on research and policy are interspersed with those from people with first-hand experience of being adopted, becoming an adoptive parent or giving a child up for adoption. Together, they provide unique insights into a subject that although regularly in the media is often surrounded by prejudice and misconception. Topics covered include: * children and young people in care * trying to adopt * waiting for adoption * life after adoption * the politics of adoption. This accessible text offers a comprehensive view of adoption policy, practice and services and analyses why adoption has become so controversial. It provides professional and general reader alike with a fully rounded picture of adoption and exposes some of the myths surrounding it.

• Curatore: Anthony Douglas, Terry Philpot
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2002
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 280 p.
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Peso: 566 gr.
• EAN: 9780415256841

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