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Do adoptions provide children for families or families for
children? This book analyzes the complex interactions between
adopters and adoptees using historical and current data. Who are
the preferred parents and children, both domestically and
internationally? How do the types of adoptions-domestic adoptions,
private and public through the foster care system, and intercountry
adoptions-differ? Domestic trends include a shift to open adoptions
and a notable increase in "hard to place," foster care
adoptions-typically older, siblings, minorities, with physical,
educational, or emotional challenges. Adoptive parents are
increasingly all ages (including grandparents); all types of
marriages (single, married and same-sex couples); all income
levels, with subsidized adoptions for children who would otherwise
remain in foster or institutional care. Intercountry adoptions have
followed waves, pushed by wars and political or economic crises in
the sending country, and pulled by the increasing demand from the
U. S. Currently there is a decrease in intercountry adoptions from
Asia and Eastern Europe with a possible fifth wave from Africa with
the greatest number from Ethiopia. This is a resource for family
sociologists, demographers, social workers, advocates for children
and adoptive parents, as well as those who are interested in the
continuing research in adoptions.
This collection highlights and extends contemporary women's and
gender studies by presenting theoretical analyses and innovative
research conceptualizations, applications and methodologies via a
diverse variety of popular-in-the-classroom topics, such as
changing masculinities; comedic/dramatic portrayals of ethnicity
and discrimination; stigma and differences within mainstream media
gender stereotypes; intersections of gendered and sexual identities
in social media and fundamental institutions.
These topics emphasize relevant issues and nuances within
popular culture, identities and perceptions and social problems and
illustrate the breadth of gender studies and its applications,
while the diverse methodologies like historical comparisons;
ethnographic, demographic and statistical analyses, demonstrate its
epistemology.
Each chapter remains solidly founded in gender theory while
making significant innovative contributions to the overall
field."
This collection highlights and extends contemporary women's and
gender studies by presenting theoretical analyses and innovative
research conceptualizations, applications and methodologies via a
diverse variety of popular-in-the-classroom topics, such as
changing masculinities; comedic/dramatic portrayals of ethnicity
and discrimination; stigma and differences within mainstream media
gender stereotypes; intersections of gendered and sexual identities
in social media and fundamental institutions. These topics
emphasize relevant issues and nuances within popular culture,
identities and perceptions and social problems and illustrate the
breadth of gender studies and its applications, while the diverse
methodologies like historical comparisons;
ethnographic, demographic and statistical analyses,
demonstrate its epistemology. Each chapter remains solidly founded
in gender theory while making significant innovative contributions
to the overall field.
Do adoptions provide children for families or families for
children? This book analyzes the complex interactions between
adopters and adoptees using historical and current data. Who are
the preferred parents and children, both domestically and
internationally? How do the types of adoptions-domestic adoptions,
private and public through the foster care system, and intercountry
adoptions-differ? Domestic trends include a shift to open adoptions
and a notable increase in "hard to place", foster care
adoptions-typically older, siblings, minorities, with physical,
educational, or emotional challenges. Adoptive parents are
increasingly all ages (including grandparents); all types of
marriages (single, married and same-sex couples); all income
levels, with subsidized adoptions for children who would otherwise
remain in foster or institutional care. Intercountry adoptions have
followed waves, pushed by wars and political or economic crises in
the sending country, and pulled by the increasing demand from the
U. S. Currently there is a decrease in intercountry adoptions from
Asia and Eastern Europe with a possible fifth wave from Africa with
the greatest number from Ethiopia. This is a resource for family
sociologists, demographers, social workers, advocates for children
and adoptive parents, as well as those who are interested in the
continuing research in adoptions.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
This research explores mortality by Alzheimer's (AD). The Center
for Disease Control estimates the incidence of AD doubles every 5
years after age 65. Research exploring the oldest old is limited
due to low frequencies in sample research. This study combines 5
years of U.S. mortality files, from 1998 to 2002, to analyze
mortality by AD beginning at age 60 to 64, including the oldest
old. Mortality by AD peaks for decedents aged 85 to 89 and begins
to decline for decedents over age 90. These declining numbers were
due in part to declining decedents after age 85. Regressions found
different mortality patterns among the oldest old. Females are more
likely to die of AD than males. Non-Hispanic Whites are more likely
to die of AD than Hispanics and non-Hispanic Blacks. There is an
increased risk of dying in a nursing home if one dies of AD. This
analysis is topical due to the aging of the baby boomers, who are
reaching the age of risk of AD and especially useful to health and
long term care planners, gerontologists, population fields and
demographers studying mortality.
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