Intercountry Adoption A Multinational Perspective

Name: Intercountry Adoption A Multinational Perspective
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ISBN: 9780275932879

ISBN-10: 0275932877

ISBN-13: 9780275932879

Edition: 1991

Authors: Howard Altstein, Rita J. Simon

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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…

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List price: $95.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 11/20/1990
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 216
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English

Howard Altstein is a professor in the School of Social work at the University of Maryland.

Rita J. Simon is university professor in the School of Public Affairs at the Washington College of Law at American University.



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