Adoption Beyond Borders - How International Adoption Benefits Children (Paperback)

Now Available in Paperback, Adoption Beyond Borders endorses international adoption as a viable path to child welfare by exploring key topics including: * Effects of institutionalization on children's developing brains, cognitive abilities, and socioemotional functioning * Challenges of navigating issues of identity when adopting across national, cultural, and racial lines * Strong emotional bonds that form even without genetic relatedness * How adoptive families can address the special needs of children who experienced early neglect and deprivation, thereby providing a supportive environment in which to flourish * Features the author's first-hand accounts of her own adoption journey as she visited a Kazakhstani orphanage daily for nearly a year, and illustrates the complexities and implications of the research evidence

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2018
Authors:	Rebecca Compton (Professor of Psychology)
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	250
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-091481-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Child & developmental psychology Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social work > General Books > Health, Home & Family > Family & health > Family & other relationships > Adoption & tracing birth parents Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Adoption & fostering Promotions
LSN:	0-19-091481-5
Barcode:	9780190914813

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