This book researches child adoption in India and challenges prevalent theories of adoption. It is the only book of its kind to lend a voice to ...Show synopsisThis book researches child adoption in India and challenges prevalent theories of adoption. It is the only book of its kind to lend a voice to adopted children and shares the narratives of many families in their experiences of adoption. It also recounts the personal story of the author as an adoptive parent. The first part of the book deals with the macro issues of child adoption, while the second provides a micro-level analysis of individual families. The socio-political and socio-cultural contexts within which adoptions occur are also analyzed.Hide synopsis
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Description:New. pp. 286, Figures, Illus. This book is a pioneering study...New. pp. 286, Figures, Illus. This book is a pioneering study on child adoption in India. Challenging some of the prevailing theories on adoptive parenting through empirical data, it examines the issues that impinge on the development of adopted children in India. Importantly, this is the first book to give space to the voices of children. The book is divided into two sections. The first deals with the macro-level issues of child adoption and discusses1. Historical and global perspectives concerning adoption; 2. Theoretical paradigms, problems of research design and evaluation of research outcomes in adoption studi.
Description:New. pp. 284, Figures, Illus. This book is a pioneering study...New. pp. 284, Figures, Illus. This book is a pioneering study on child adoption in India. Challenging some of the prevailing theories on adoptive parenting through empirical data, it examines the issues that impinge on the development of adopted children in India. Importantly, this is the first book to give space to the voices of children. The book is divided into two sections. The first deals with the macro-level issues of child adoption and discusses1. Historical and global perspectives concerning adoption; 2. Theoretical paradigms, problems of research design and evaluation of research outcomes in adoption studi.
