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International Korean Adoption - A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice (Paperback)
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International Korean Adoption - A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice (Paperback)
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Discover the roots of international transracial adoption
International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of Policy and
Practice explores the long history of international transracial
adoption. Scholars present the expert multidisciplinary
perspectives and up-to-date research on this most significant and
longstanding form of international child welfare practice.
Viewpoints and research are discussed from the academic disciplines
of psychology, ethnic studies, sociology, social work, and
anthropology. The chapters examine sociohistorical background, the
forming of new families, reflections on Korean adoption, birth
country perspectives, global perspectives, implications for
practice, and archival, historical, and current resources on Korean
adoption. International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of
Policy and Practice provides fresh insight into the origins,
development, and institutionalization of Korean adoption. Through
original research and personal accounts, this revealing text
explores how Korean adoptees and their families fit into their
family roles-and offers clear perspectives on adoption as child
welfare practice. Global implications and politics, as well as the
very personal experiences are examined in detail. This source is a
one-of-a-kind look into the full spectrum of information pertaining
to Korean adoption. Topics in International Korean Adoption: A
Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice include: adoption from
the Korean perspective historical origins of Korean adoption in the
United States adjustments of young adult adoptees marketing to
choosy adopters ethnic identity perspectives on the importance of
race and culture in parenting birth mothers' perspectives
sociological approach to race and identity representations of
adoptees in Korean popular culture adoption in Australia and the
Netherlands much, much more International Korean Adoption: A
Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice is illuminating reading
for adoptees, adoptive parents, practitioners, educators, students,
and any child welfare professional.
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