Intercountry adoption : a multinational perspective

Author(s)

• Altstein, Howard
• Simon, Rita James

Bibliographic Information

Intercountry adoption : a multinational perspective

edited by Howard Altstein and Rita J. Simon

Praeger, 1991

Note

Bibliography: p. [193]-194

Includes index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Howard Altstein and Rita Simon are the editors of this volume which describes the experiences of foreign born adoptees and their families. Countries discussed include the United States, Canada, Norway, West Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Israel. Agency sponsored intercountry adoption (ICA) first began with the end of World War II when European orphans were adopted by American families. This book provides a brief history of intercountry adoption; specifies the rules and procedures employed in the various countries; and evaluates the pros and cons and successes and failures in the seven nations. For each country the book provides information on the number of transracial and intercountry adoptions since the end of World War II (or 1960). It discusses each country's formal statutes on transracial and intercountry adoption, and describes the organizations and/or social movements advocating such adoptions as well as those opposing them. The editors conclude with a summary, drawn from the case studies, which assesses the successes and failures of the adoption policies and experiences. Compiled by leading scholars in the adoption field, this volume is designed for use by social workers, adoption agencies, sociologists, and psychologists.

Table of Contents

Introduction North America Intercountry Adoptions: Experiences of Families in the United States Adoption of Native Children in Canada: A Policy Analysis and a Research Report Western Europe Norway: Intercountry Adoptions in a Homogeneous Country Barbro Saetersdal and Monica Dalen International Adoption in West Germany: A Private Affair The Conditions of 18-25-Year-Old Foreign-Born Adoptees in Denmark Intercountry Adoption Coming of Age in The Netherlands: Basic Issues, Trends, and Developments The Middle East Foreign Adoptions in Israel: Private Paths to Parenthood Selected Bibliography Index

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA12964402
• ISBN:
  • 0275932877
• LCCN: 90007380
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: x, 204 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HV875.5
  • DC20 : 362.7/34
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Intercountry adoption -- History
  • LCSH : Intercountry adoption -- Case studies