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Adoption: A Reference Handbook
Contributor(s): Moe, Barbara (Author)
ISBN: 1598840290     ISBN-13: 9781598840292
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
OUR PRICE:   $74.25  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: March 2007
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Annotation: ABC-CLIO's Contemporary World Issues series comprises comprehensive, balanced, one-volume reference handbooks on important topics related to science, technology, and medicine; the environment; society; politics, law, and government; criminal justice; and gender and ethnicity.

Each volume offers:
-- An authoritative introductory essay on the subject
-- A chronology of events, legislation, movements, and initiatives
-- Biographies of activists, advocates, and legislators
-- A compilation of relevant facts in the form of tables, figures, and documents
-- A directory of leading organizations and agencies
-- An annotated list of print resources
-- An annotated list of valuable nonprint resources, such as computer databases, information available on the Internet, and audiovisual materials
-- A glossary of relevant terms
-- A comprehensive subject index
-- Well suited for circulating collections as well as reference shelves
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Adoption & Fostering
- Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family
- Reference
Dewey: 362.734
LCCN: 2007001714
Series: Contemporary World Issues (Hardcover)
Physical Information: 1.16" H x 6.36" W x 9.24" (1.44 lbs) 360 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Adoption
- Topical - Family
 
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Publisher Description:

The ancient practice of adoption has changed significantly through history. In colonial America, parents adopted out their unwanted children--those who were rude, stubborn, and unruly--to other families. Today, Americans go abroad looking for children to adopt, and have adopted more than a quarter million internationally.

Adoption: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition not only traces the development of expert thinking about adoption, it also looks at both sides of the latest controversial issues. Should adoptions be open or closed? Should the government regulate adoptions more closely--or less? This updated second edition offers an international perspective with a new chapter on how countries outside the United States provide adoption services. This work is an indispensable resource for those thinking about adoption or researching its history.