Birth fathers and their adoption experiences / Gary Clapton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clapton, Gary, 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adoption--Great Britain.

Adoption.

Fatherhood--Great Britain.

Fatherhood.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written in an accessible style with insights into adoption and social work practice past and present, Birth Fathers and their Adoption Experiences offers a vital new perspective on understanding the causes and consequences of adoption, and makes positive suggestions for working with those whom it affects.

Contents:

Acknowledgements; Part 1 Introduction: Adoption and Birth Parents, Birth Fathers and Fatherhood; 1. Introduction; 2. Adoption and Birth Parents: From Out of the Shadows; 3. Birth Fathers: What do we know?; 4. Fatherhood Today; Part 2 The Life Experiences of Birth Fathers; 5. The Birth Fathers, the Pregnancy and the Birth of the Child; 6. The Adoption; 7. Life After Adoption; 8. Birth Father and Child: Towards Meeting and Meanings of Contact; Part 3 Birth Father Narratives: The Implications; 9. Understanding Men and Fathers; 10. Working Fathers; References; Subject Index; Author Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-90405-5

1-84642-363-5

OCLC:

437178127