The End of International Adoption? : an Unraveling Reproductive Market and the Politics of Healthy Babies /

Since 2004, the number of international adoptions in the United States has declined by more than seventy percent. In The End of International Adoption? Estye Fenton studies parents in the United States who adopted internationally in the past decade during this shift. She investigates the experiences...

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Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Fenton, Estye (Autor)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
Col·lecció:Families in Focus Ser.
Accés en línia:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvscxrg4
Taula de continguts:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. International Adoption in the Twenty-First Century
  • 2. "We're on the Market Again"
  • 3. Parental Anxiety and Interwoven Decision-Making Surrounding Race, Health, and "Fitness" 56
  • 4. Murky Truths and Double-Binds
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Methods and Sample Characteristics
  • Appendix B: Participant Biographies
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index