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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Autore principale: Fenton, Estye (Autore)
Natura: Licensed eBooks
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press [2019]
Serie:Families in Focus Ser.
Accesso online:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvscxrg4
Sommario:
  • 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