Parenthood and Open Adoption: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis by Man

Description: Parenthood and Open Adoption by Mandi MacDonald This book explores what it is like to be involved in contemporary open adoption, characterised by varying forms of contact with birth relatives, from an adoptive parent point of view. The book also addresses current child welfare concerns, and suggestions are made for adoption practice. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book explores what it is like to be involved incontemporary open adoption, characterised by varying forms of contact withbirth relatives, from an adoptive parent point of view.The authors fine-grained interpretative phenomenologicalanalysis of adopters accounts reveals the complexity of kinship for thosewhose most significant relationships are made, unmade and permanently alteredthrough adoption. MacDonald distinctively connects adoption to widersociological theories of relatedness and personal life, and focuses on domesticnon-kin adoption of children from state care, including compulsory adoption. Thebook also addresses current child welfare concerns, and suggestions are madefor adoption practice. The book will be of interest to scholars and studentswith an interest in adoption, social work, child welfare, foster care, family andsociology. Back Cover This book explores what it is like to be involved incontemporary open adoption, characterised by varying forms of contact withbirth relatives, from an adoptive parent point of view. The authors fine-grained interpretative phenomenologicalanalysis of adopters accounts reveals the complexity of kinship for thosewhose most significant relationships are made, unmade and permanently alteredthrough adoption. MacDonald distinctively connects adoption to widersociological theories of relatedness and personal life, and focuses on domesticnon-kin adoption of children from state care, including compulsory adoption. Thebook also addresses current child welfare concerns, and suggestions are madefor adoption practice. The book will be of interest to scholars and studentswith an interest in adoption, social work, child welfare, foster care, family andsociology. Mandi MacDonald is Lecturer in social work at Queens University, Belfast, UK. She has extensive social work experience in statutory child welfare services in Northern Ireland, most recently undertaking permanence planning and public adoption for children in care. Author Biography Mandi MacDonald is Lecturer in social work at Queens University, Belfast, UK.She has extensive social work experience in statutory child welfare services inNorthern Ireland, most recently undertaking permanence planning and publicadoption for children in care. Table of Contents 1. Introduction.- 2. Locating the Study of Adoptive Parenthood.- 3. Parental Entitlement and Proper Parenting.- 4. Public Openness, Difference and Microaggressions.- 5. Configuring adoptive kinship.- 6. Conclusion: Contested Parenthood Feature Identifies two aspects of openadoption that have received little attention in previous research: publicopenness, and the practices involved in configuring adoptive kinship Seeks to ameliorate the stigma ofopen adoption and re-assess its cultural value and impact Includes original interviews whichshare parents personal experiences of open adoption Details ISBN1137576448 Author Mandi MacDonald Short Title PARENTHOOD & OPEN ADOPTION 201 Language English ISBN-10 1137576448 ISBN-13 9781137576446 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2016 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Subtitle An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Place of Publication Basingstoke Country of Publication United Kingdom Edition 1st DOI 10.1057/978-1-137-57645-3 AU Release Date 2016-07-23 NZ Release Date 2016-07-23 UK Release Date 2016-07-23 Publication Date 2016-07-23 Illustrations IX, 142 p. Pages 142 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Edition Description 1st ed. 2016 Alternative 9781349846771 DEWEY 362.734 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:132410625;

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