Adoption, Search & Reunion: The Long Term Experience of Adopted Adults
- ISBN-10
- 189978330X
- ISBN-13
- 9781899783304
- Category
- Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
- Pages
- 209
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Publisher
- Children's Society
- Authors
- David Howe, Julia Feast, Denise Coster
Description
This book explores what happens in the long term when adopted adults search for - or are searched for by - their birth relatives. Based on research carried out with over 500 adopted people, the book examines the process of searching for identity: being told and openess about origins; the adoption experience; feelings of difference and belonging; tracing relatives; being rejected; the reunion experience and beyond. It also examines the particular dynamics of adoptions between people of different racial origins.
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