Searching for a Past: The Adopted Adult's Unique Process of Finding Identity

Schooler, Jayne

ISBN 10: 0891098682 / ISBN 13: 9780891098683

Published by Pinon Pr, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Searching for a Past: The Adopted Adult's Unique Process of Finding Identity
• Publisher: Pinon Pr
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0891098682
• ISBN 13: 9780891098683
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Book by Schooler, Jayne

Reviews

Schooler's guide is less a practical how-to for adoptees in search of their birth parents and/or family members than a guide through the psychological entanglements generated by such a search. Schooler utilizes quotes from individuals who have attempted a search to stress the range of outcomes a person can expect--from dead end to a joyful and lasting reunion with heretofore unknown family. The book covers joining a search support group, preparing everyone involved for the impact of the search, delineating special problems of teenage and midlife searchers, and handling the issue of birth parents who don't want to be found. A helpful guide that prepares people for failures while keeping a fairly optimistic perspective overall. Denise Perry Donavin