Adoption across borders (Serving the children in transracial and intercountry adoptions)
Editorial ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Mainland Spain
- Publisher ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- ISBN13 9780847698332
- ISBN10 0847698335
- Type Book
- Pages 161
- Published 2000
- Bookbinding Rustic
Sections
Childcare And ParentsAdoption across borders (Serving the children in transracial and intercountry adoptions)
Editorial ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Mainland Spain
Book Details
For over thirty years, Rita J. Simon and Howard Altstein have been studying transracial and intercountry adoptions. The families they have studied include white parents; African American, Hispanic, and Korean children; and Jewish Stars of David families, among others. This book summarizes their findings and compares them with other studies. It is an invaluable source of data on the number and frequency of transracial and intercountry adoptions and on the attitudes toward them. Moreover, it strongly advocates and demonstrates the positive effects of transracial and intercountry adoptions, countering public policy initiatives that emphasize "same race" adoption practices.
Author Biography: Rita J. Simon is University Professor at American University. Howard Altstein is professor of social work at the University of Maryland.