Child adoption : trends and policies / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.

Format:

Book

Government document

Contributor:

United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division.

United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

Series:

Population studies (New York, N.Y.) ; no. 292.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adoption.

Physical Description:

xix, 463 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations, 2009.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Adoption is one of the oldest social institutions. Nevertheless, adoption still raises highly emotive issues because of its fundamental implications for the familial ties. This publication provides a solid foundation for furthering research on child adoption and, more specifically, on the demographic factors that shape the demand for and the availability of adoptable children. The focus of this report is on the nexus between adoption policies and trends at the national and global levels. Understanding adoption policies and their origins is all the more important today because, as adoption has become global, inconsistencies among the legal principles and traditions regarding adoption in different countries are increasingly coming to the fore.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

History and evolution of modern adoption laws

Adoption in religious law and in traditional societies

Key features of modern adoption laws

International, regional and bilateral agreements on intercountry adoption

Levels and trends in child adoptions

The characteristics of adoptive children, adoptive parents and birth parents

The demand for and availability of adoptable children

A framework for furthering the study of adoption.

Notes:

"ST/ESA/SER.A/292"

"United Nations publication sales no. E.10.XIII.4"--T.p. verso.

"Economic & Social Affairs"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789211514667

9211514665

OCLC:

623468916