The Market in Babies - Stories of Australian Adoption (Paperback, New)

The Market in Babies tells the history of adoption in Australia from its beginnings in the 19th century to its decline at the beginning of the 21st. In the early years, supply outstripped demand; needy children were hard to place. In the mid-20th century, demand and supply grew together with adoption presented as the perfect solution to two social problems - infertility and illegitimacy. Supply declined in the 1970s, and demand turned to new global markets. Now these markets are closing, but technology provides new opportunities, and Australians are acquiring babies through the surrogacy markets of India and the US. As the rate of adoptions in Australia falls to a historic low, and with parliaments across the country apologizing to parents and children for the pain caused by past practices, this book identifies an historical continuum between the past and the present, and it challenges the view that the best interests of the child can ever be protected in an environment where the market for children is allowed to flourish. The book's authors are long-established scholars with expertise in the history of the family, welfare history, and the making of public policy in Australia.

General

Imprint:	Monash University Publishing
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Marian Quartly • Shurlee Swain • Denise Cuthbert
Dimensions:	234 x 153 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	178
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-921867-86-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Child welfare Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General Books > History > Australasian & Pacific history > General
LSN:	1-921867-86-8
Barcode:	9781921867866

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