Parenthood and Open Adoption An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis 1st Edition by Mandi Macdonald ISBN 1137576448 978-1137576446

Parenthood and Open Adoption: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis 1st Edition by Mandi Macdonald- Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 1137576448, 978-1137576446

Full download Parenthood and Open Adoption: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis 1st Edition after payment

Product details:

ISBN 10: 1137576448  

ISBN 13: 978-1137576446

Author:  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 author’s fine-grained interpretative phenomenological analysis of adopters’ accounts reveals the complexity of kinship for those whose most significant relationships are made, unmade and permanently altered through adoption. MacDonald distinctively connects adoption to wider sociological theories of relatedness and personal life, and focuses on domestic non-kin adoption of children from state care, including compulsory adoption. The book also addresses current child welfare concerns, and suggestions are made for adoption practice. The book will be of interest to scholars and students with an interest in adoption, social work, child welfare, foster care, family and sociology.

Table of contents: 

1. Introduction

2. Locating the Study of Adoptive Parenthood

3. Parental Entitlement and Proper Parenting: ‘We Are the Parents Now’

4. Public Openness, Difference, and Microaggressions: ‘Different But the Same’

5. Configuring Adoptive Kinship: ‘Close, But Not Too Close’

6. Conclusion: Contested Meanings of Parenthood: ‘As Real as It Gets’

People also search for:

 parenthood adoption
    
open adoption birth parents rights
    
planned parenthood and adoption
    
open adoption and family services
    
open adoption rights

Tags: Mandi Macdonald, Parenthood, Open Adoption, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis