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"A collection that will interest and assist psychologists who
work with the wide range of children included in this book. I
learned a good deal in my reading of these articles and find it
easy to recommend the book to any psychologist whose clinical
practice, research, or teaching includes consideration of
parent-child relationships, adoption, foster care, child custody,
and the significance of family for individual development and
social cohesion. . . . Wide-ranging and provocative in its approach
to the issue addressed."--"The American Psychological
Association"
"The essays encompass the main controversies in the field,
placing them in their historical and social contexts. The book will
be very useful for courses focusing on this issue, and will serve
researchers in welfare history, public policy, legal history,
family history, and history of childhood."--"CHOICE"
"A strong argument."--"The law and Politics Book Review"
"Cahn and Hollinger have covered diverse topics - from foster
care, to attachment, to racial and ethnic identity in transracial
adoption, to legal issues in gay and lesbian adoptions."--"Adoptive
Families"
Since the mid-19th century, American law has recognized adoption
as a way to create parent-child relationships. As the product of
law, rather than blood, adoptive families have become a focal point
for debates about the meaning of family, the rights and
responsibilities of parents, and the best interests of
children.
Families by Law brings together diverse perspectives on
contemporary aspects of adoption law and practice. Following a
historical overview of adoption in American law and society, the
reader presents different responses to concerns about who may place
children for adoption, the status of birth parents, who may adopt,
and the legal and psychosocial consequences of adoption. The new
frontiers of adoption are explored: from transracial and
intercountry adoption, adoption by same sex couples, and the
adoption of children with special needs, to the movements for
opening records and maintaining post-adoption contact between
adoptive and birth families. The relationship between adoption and
assisted reproductive technologies is discussed, as are feminist,
economic, and philosophical perspectives on adoption and
procreation. The volume includes statutes and cases, advocacy
organization statements, and pieces from legal scholars, social
scientists, philosophers, psychologists, and sociologists in order
to provide a wealth of information about the contemporary
dimensions of adoption.
Families by Law provides undergraduates, as well as law, social
welfare, and public policy graduate students and others interested
in family relationships with a multifaceted context for
understanding the complexities of contemporary family life.
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