Adoption

by Diane Andrews Henningfeld

Overview

Editor Diane Andrews Henningfeld takes your readers on a tour of various cultures' views on adoption. Essays explore global trends in adoption, addressing such topics as transnational adoption and celebrity adoption. Readers will explore corruption, legal and social issues faced by same-sex adoptive parent, and the role of gender, race, and ethnicity in adoption. Essays examine the rights of adoptive parents, birth parents, and adoptees. Primary sources, including speeches and government documents, join essays from international magazines and news sources for a truly panoramic view. Helpful features include an annotated table of contents, a world map and country index, bibliography, and subject index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737764352
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	01/24/2013
Series:	Global Viewpoints Series
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	248
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

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