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Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption - The De-Kinning of First Mothers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016) Loot Price: R3,337
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Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption - The De-Kinning of First Mothers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Riitta...

Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption - The De-Kinning of First Mothers (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

Riitta Hoegbacka

Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life

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This book looks at the simultaneous processes of making and un-making of families that are part of the adoption practice. Whereas most studies on transnational adoption concentrate on the adoptive family, the author identifies not only the happy occasion when a family gains a child, but also the sorrow and loss of the child to its family of origin. Situating transnational adoption in the context of the Global North-South divide, Hogbacka investigates the devastating effects of unequal life chances and asymmetrical power relations on the adoption process and on the mothers whose children are adopted. Based on unique primary material gathered in in-depth interviews with South African families of origin and Finnish adoptive families, the book investigates the decision-making processes of both sets of parents and the encounters between them. The first mothers' narratives are juxtaposed with those of the adopters and of the adoption social workers who act on the principles of the wider adoption system. Concluding with a critique of the Global Northism that exemplifies current practices, Hogbacka sketches the contours of a more just approach to transnational adoption that would shatter rather than perpetuate inequality. The book can also be read as an expose of the consequences of current inequalities for poor families. Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption will be of interest to students and scholars of adoption studies, family and kinship, sociology, anthropology, social work and development.

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Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Release date: 2017
First published: 2016
Authors: Riitta Hoegbacka
Dimensions: 235 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 282
Edition: 1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13: 978-1-137-52474-4
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > Adoption & fostering
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LSN: 1-137-52474-X
Barcode: 9781137524744

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