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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Bibliografiske detaljer
Hovedforfatter: Fenton, Estye (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
Serier:Families in Focus Ser.
Online adgang:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvscxrg4
Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • 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