Openness in Adoption: Exploring Family Connections (SAGE Library of Social Research)

Grotevant, Harold D.,McRoy, Ruth G.

ISBN 10: 0803957793 / ISBN 13: 9780803957794

Published by SAGE Publications, Inc, 1998

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Synopsis:

Since the mid-1970s, adoption practices in the United States have changed dramatically, and the confidentiality maintained in the past is no longer the norm. The trend is toward openness in adoption in which either mediated (through an adoption agency) or direct contact occurs between the adoptive family and birth parent(s). Some adoption professionals argue that openness is harmful and experimental while others argue that the secrecy of confidential adoptions has been harmful to all parties involved. WhoÆs right? In Openness in Adoption, this question is addressed via a nationwide study of 720 individuals (190 adoptive fathers, 190 adoptive mothers, 171 adopted children, and 169 birthmothers) that was conducted over a five-year period. The book begins by presenting the issues and debates surrounding open adoptions and then examines them from the perspective of the adopted children, adoptive parents, and birth mothers. The volume concludes with implications for adoption practice, public policy, and future research. A groundbreaking volume, Openness in Adoption provides a wealth of information to professionals and practitioners in the fields of family studies, sociology, developmental psychology, social work, clinical psychology, and social psychology.

About the Author: Family Relations, Idenity; Adoptive Families, University of Minnesota.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Openness in Adoption: Exploring Family ...
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good