International adoptions

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Published
Detroit, MI : Greenhaven Press/Gale, Cengage Learning c2011.
Language
English
Other Authors
Margaret Haerens (-)
Physical Description
232 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9780737749700
9780737749717
  • Should international adoptions be encouraged? : International adoptions should be encouraged / Elizabeth Bartholet
  • International adoptions should be discouraged / E.J. Graff
  • International adoptions should be an option for tsunami orphans / Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
  • International adoptions exploit tsunami orphans and result in child trafficking / Asha Krishnakumar
  • How do celebrity adoptions affect the debate over international adoptions? : Celebrity adoptions are helpful to the practice of international adoption / Selaelo Ramokgopa
  • Celebrity adoptions are helpful to the practice of international adoption / Selaelo Ramokgopa
  • Celebrity adoptions are harmful to the practice of international adoption / Gabrielle Birkner
  • Celebrity international adoptions transcend racial barriers and shed light on issue of orphaned children / Cindy Rodriguez
  • Celebrity international adoptions are not in the best interest of the child / Kate Sheehy
  • Celebrity international adoptions help children in need / Carol Lloyd
  • Celebrity international adoptions are a form of colonialism / Adam Elkus
  • What are the consequences of international adoptions? : International adoptions break down racial and ethic stereotypes / Angela Krueger
  • International adoptions result in discrimination / Mateo Cruz
  • International adoptions illustrate the fluidity of racial and ethnic boundaries in American society / Hiromi Ishizawa, Catherine T. Kenney, Kazuyo Kubo, and Gillian Stevens
  • International adoptions alienate children from cultural heritage / Kim Young-gyo
  • International adoptions do not necessarily alienate children from cultural heritage / Martha Nichols
  • International adoptions neglect U.S. children in need / Jocelyn Noveck
  • What changes should be made to the international adoption process? : There should be more regulations in international adoption / Natalie Cherot
  • There should be fewer regulations in international adoption / John Stossel
  • The international adoption process requires more vigilance against child trafficking / David M. Smolin
  • The United States should not deal with countries that exploit children and the international adoption process / Kate O'Keefe
  • International adoptions should not be used as a political issue / Fred Weir
  • There should be pre- and post-pediatric counseling in the international adoption process / Sandra L. Iverson and Dana E. Johnson.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 9 Up-This volume contains an impressive compilation of statistics and opinions by reputable journalists, social workers, as well as adult adoptees. It offers detailed discussions about whether international adoptions should be encouraged, if celebrity adoptions hurt or help, the consequences for the adoptees, and what changes should be made in the process. The preface and bibliography for each chapter are invaluable, as are the guiding questions at the beginning of each essay. What makes this book so valuable is that it presents an array of forceful opinions. Generally, the writing is articulate and arguments are clear and understandable. The statistical charts and graphs are very readable. Other essays discuss fraud and corruption, and many lament that the fees to adopt foreign children rarely help the sending countries develop the economic strength needed to retain them. Another question addressed is how to balance assimilation in the adoptive culture while maintaining birth culture identity. The prospective audience for this title could go beyond student researchers and debaters to include adoptive parents, social workers, psychologists, and educators.-Deborah Vose, East Middle School and South Middle School, Braintree, MA (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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