| Adoption, Family and the Paradox of Origins: A Foucauldian History 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Sales, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349325090 ISBN-13: 9781349325092 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering - Social Science | Social Work - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Dewey: 362.734 |
| Series: Palgrave MacMillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.72 lbs) 216 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adoption - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: It is now over 20 years since 'open adoption' was first introduced, but it remains a controversial and contested part of social work practice. This innovative and far ranging book sets out to understand why the practice of keeping adopted children in touch with their kinship origins is still so questioned in contemporary adoption work. Written by an experienced practitioner in the field, this book applies, for the first time, Foucauldian methodology to analyze and understand adoption social work, making it essential reading for a wide audience in the social sciences. |