Adoption

This compilation of the best thinking about adoption by both historical and current authorities reveals a vital, ever-changing practice affecting the lives of millions of people around the globe.The ancient practice of adoption has changed significantly through history. In colonial America, parents adopted out their unwanted children-those who were "rude, stubborn, and unruly"-to other families. Today, Americans go abroad looking for children to adopt, and have adopted more than a quarter million internationally.Adoption: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition not only traces the development of expert thinking about adoption, it also looks at both sides of the latest controversial issues. Should adoptions be open or closed? Should the government regulate adoptions more closely-or less? This updated second edition offers an international perspective with a new chapter on how countries outside the United States provide adoption services. This work is an indispensable resource for those thinking about adoption or researching its history.

A chronology of events and milestones includes coverage from the time of Moses to the present day

ADOPTION: A REFERENCE HANDBOOK Barbara MoeContentsPreface1 Background and HistoryLifelong Issues in AdoptionWho Adopts Children?How Agencies Screen Prospective Parents: The Home Study ProcessTypes of Children Available for AdoptionMethod (Style) of AdoptionDomestic (In-Country) AdoptionIntercountry (International) AdoptionThe Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption and the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000Type of Adoption and CarePossible Emotional and Health ProblemsHealth Problems That May Occur in Children Adopted InternationallyLaws and PoliciesOther Information of InterestReferences and Further Reading2 Issues and ControversyOpen or Closed AdoptionOpen or Closed RecordsDo Transcultural and/or Transracial Adoptions Work?Should Single People Be Allowed to Adopt?What About Same-sex Couples?Should the Government Provide More or Less Regulation of Adoption?What About Infant Abandonment Laws? Are They "Safe Havens" or "Baby Dumps?"What About Adoption Itself? Is It Valuable or Not?References and Further Reading3 Adoption Around the WorldCanadaThe United KingdomRussiaChinaRomaniaSouth KoreaFinlandThe PhilippinesIndiaMexicoReferences and Further Reading4 Chronology5 Biographical SketchesViola Wertheim Bernard (1907-1998)John Bowlby (1907-1990)Charles Loring Brace (1826-1890)Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973)Reverend George Clements (1932- )Dorothy DeBolt and Robert DeBoltMichael Dorris (1945-1997)Marian Wright Edelman (1932- )Vera Fahlberg (1934- )Florence Anna Fisher (ca. 1929- )Anna Freud (1895-1982)Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)Arnold Gesell (1880-1961)Clara McBride Hale (1905-1992)Joan Heifetz Hollinger (1940- )Harry Holt (1905-1964) and Bertha Holt (1904-2000)Patricia Irwin Johnston (1945- )C. Henry Kempe (1922-1984)H. David Kirk (1918- )Janusz Korczak (1878-1942)Betty Jean Lifton (1926- )Lois Ruskai Melina (1952- )Jean Paton (1908-2002)Justine Wise Polier (1903-1987)Jessie Taft (1882-1960)Sophie van Senden Theis (1885-1957)Dave Thomas (1932-2002)Barbara Tremetiere (1939- )6 Facts and DataThe Children's BureauStaying Connected: The Child Welfare Information GatewayHow Many Children Were Adopted in 2000 and 2001?How Many People Are Seeking to Adopt?How Many Women Place Their Children for Adoption and Who Are the Women WhoPlace Their Children?Data Collection History and SourcesAdoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting Systems (AFCARS)Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)What is the Difference between AFCARS and SACWIS?Federal Laws and PolicyTestimony and StatementsLitigation in AdoptionSupporting Adoptive Families7 Directory of OrganizationsFederal Agencies Concerned with AdoptionNational Resource, Educational, Support, Advocacy, and/or Policy-Making Organizations Concerned with AdoptionNational Legally Oriented Organizations with Adoption ConnectionsState Offices8 Selected Print and Nonprint ResourcesPrint ResourcesBooksJournalsNonprint ResourcesWebsitesVideos and DVDsCD-ROMsAdoption SoftwareDatabasesGlossaryIndexAbout the Author