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Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Adoption & fostering
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Isabella Forever
(Paperback)
Chennamchetty Elizabeth; Illustrated by Gutkovskiy Kathrine
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R328
Discovery Miles 3 280
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Isabella Forever
(Hardcover)
Elizabeth Chennamchetty; Illustrated by Kathrine Gutkovskiy
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R620
Discovery Miles 6 200
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Brought up between the controlling, strict matriarchal presences of
her foster mother and grandmother, Judith never had the opportunity
to ask about her birth parents, and was discouraged from even
acknowledging the possibility of a wider family. Hers was a 'seen
but not heard' upbringing, with loving but uncompromising guardians
who would be familiar to anyone who grew up in the fifties. It's
unsurprising, therefore, that it took Judith so many years to brave
the question of her origin, and start a journey of self-discovery.
By this time it was too late for such questions to be easily
answered, and it would take many years of perseverance for the
pieces of the jigsaw puzzle to fall into place. In the meantime,
Judith grew and changed, married and had children of her own, all
the while with a single question niggling in the back of her head:
where did she come from? This is a journey with surprises,
reunions, travel, loss and love, homecomings and heartbreak; the
story of an isolated, cowed only child growing into an adventurous
woman, determined to track down her family. As the fog of Judith's
early life lifts and her family tree becomes visible, developments
grow ever more surprising. My Hidden Family is a heart-warming
memoir about the family you're given, and the family you find.
Adoption in the Digital Age explores the transformation of adoption
due to social and digital media technologies. The most prolific of
these changes can be seen within contact arrangements, particularly
those that are not managed by an intermediary, between adopted
minors and their biological kin. Within this shift, it becomes
clear that this often-breached contact arrangement lends itself
towards discussions about further openness within adoption. At the
same time these technologies continue to document the way adopted
individuals and their biological kin feel about themselves and each
other. It is for these reasons that the Internet remains both a
promise and threat. Samuels explores this in detail, highlighting
that what it means to be adopted continues to evolve in the context
of networked media cultures. Combining both theoretical discussions
with the human experience of adoption, Adoption in the Digital Age
will be of interest to students and scholars across a range of
disciplines, including sociology, social work and cultural studies,
as well as practitioners working with adoptive families and other
members of the adoption triad connected and disconnected by
adoption.
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