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Adoption Issues

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There has been an overall decline in the number of adoptions of Australian children over the last 25 years, however past and present adoption practices continue to raise a number of challenging and complex emotional and practical issues. This book examines the adoption experience in Australia, including local and intercountry adoption and the legal processes involved; adoption trends; identity and disclosure issues; the impacts of past coercive adoption practices on unmarried birth mothers and their children; post-adoption grief and loss; and the same-sex adoption law debate. A number of personal search and reunion stories are also featured which illustrate some of the complexities and hardships involved.

Three chapters: Adoption trends in Australia ; Search and reunion ; Intercountry adoption.

Also includes: Worksheets and activities ; Fast facts ; Glossary ; Web links ; Index.


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Series: Issues in Society Publisher: The Spinney Press

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781921507458
  • Release date: September 30, 2011

PDF ebook

  • ISBN: 9781921507458
  • File size: 3604 KB
  • Release date: September 30, 2011

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OverDrive Read
PDF ebook

Languages

English

There has been an overall decline in the number of adoptions of Australian children over the last 25 years, however past and present adoption practices continue to raise a number of challenging and complex emotional and practical issues. This book examines the adoption experience in Australia, including local and intercountry adoption and the legal processes involved; adoption trends; identity and disclosure issues; the impacts of past coercive adoption practices on unmarried birth mothers and their children; post-adoption grief and loss; and the same-sex adoption law debate. A number of personal search and reunion stories are also featured which illustrate some of the complexities and hardships involved.

Three chapters: Adoption trends in Australia ; Search and reunion ; Intercountry adoption.

Also includes: Worksheets and activities ; Fast facts ; Glossary ; Web links ; Index.


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