Intercountry adoption from China : examining cultural-heritage and other postadoption issues / Jay W. Rojewski and Jacy L. Rojewski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rojewski, Jay W., 1959-

Contributor:

Rojewski, Jacy L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intercountry adoption--China.

Intercountry adoption.

Intercountry adoption--United States.

Adoptive parents--Attitudes.

Adoptive parents.

United States.

Ethnicity in children.

Multiculturalism.

China.

Physical Description:

xv, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Bergin & Garvey, 2001.

Summary:

A comprehensive, multi-disciplined description of the views and experiences of a national sample of families with children from China toward common encounters such as acknowledging Chinese cultural-heritage in the family, parent-child attachment, discrimination and prejudice, and identity development.

Contents:

1 Background and Context of Intercountry Adoption and Research Study 1

2 Philosophical Issues and Concerns Surrounding Intercountry Adoption 19

3 The Process of Intercountry Adoption from China 31

4 "And Baby Makes Three": Attachment and Adjustment Issues 41

5 Addressing Chinese Culture and Heritage 73

6 Race, Discrimination, and the Reactions of Strangers 109

7 Preferential Adoptions: Family Size and Single Parenting 127

8 Who Am I? Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Identity Development 143

9 Final Thoughts: Where Do We Go from Here? 159

A Select Studies Examining the Behavior and Adjustment Patterns of International Adoptees 177

B Select Studies Examining How Adoptive Families Acknowledge and Nurture the Cultural Heritage of Intercountry Adoptees 185.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-201) and indexes.

ISBN:

0897897544

0897898125

OCLC:

45909177