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<p>Since the mid-1970s, adoption practices in the United States have changed dramatically, and the confidentiality maintained in the past is no longer the norm. The trend is toward openness in adoption in which either mediated (through an adoption agency) or direct contact occurs between the adoptive family and birth parent(s). Some adoption professionals argue that openness is harmful and experimental while others argue that the secrecy of confidential adoptions has been harmful to all parties involved. Who's right? In Openness in Adoption, this question is addressed via a nationwide study of 720 individuals (190 adoptive fathers, 190 adoptive mothers, 171 adopted children, and 169 birthmothers) that was conducted over a five-year period. The book begins by presenting the issues and debates surrounding open adoptions and then examines them from the perspective of the adopted children, adoptive parents, and birth mothers. The volume concludes with implications for adoption practice, public policy, and future research.A groundbreaking volume, Openness in Adoption provides a wealth of information to professionals and practitioners in the fields of family studies, sociology, developme

Author

Grotevant, Harold D., McRoy, Ruth G.

Publisher

Sage Publications, 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 805-499-0721; Fax: 805-499-0871; Web site: http://www.sagepub.com; e-mail: [email protected] ($34.95)

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780803957794

Subjects

Social Science, Social_sciences