Jes's Palacios, Jes S. Palacios

Psychological Issues in Adoption

Research and Practice
Herausgeber: Brodzinsky, David M.

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, leading researchers spotlight how dramatically the practice of adoption has changed both in North America and Europe in recent decades due to, among other factors, a falling rate of domestically born infants being placed for adoption. This has resulted in a rise in international adoption, children of color being placed with Caucasian parents, increased foster care and special needs adoptions including children exposed to prenatal alcohol and drug use as well as maltreatment by birth parents. Also examined is the far more diverse group of adults being granted adoption rights, including single and homosexual parents. Research findings demonstrate the trend across countries toward open adoption, wherein the birth parents and adoptive parents meet to share information. As the editors note, there is no longer a typical adopted child or a typical adoptive family. Paralleling these changes has been a growing interest in the study of adopted children and adoptive parents. Although earlier research showed adoptees more likely to experience school problems and psychological disorders, recent studies show the differences in these areas between adoptees and non-adoptees to be relatively small. Models guiding adoption research are beginning to emphasize resilience and positive adaptation, rather than risk and psychopathology. This handbook will be of interest to all involved with adoption policy and practice.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9780275979706
• ISBN-10: 0275979709
• Artikelnr.: 21532407

Autorenporträt

David M. Brodzinsky is Professor of Developmental and Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University. He is also Director of the Rutgers Foster Care Counseling Program. Jesús Palacios is Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Seville, Spain. He co-authored a pre-adoption training program for prospective adopters and a book for adoptive parents.

Inhaltsangabe

Contemporary Adoption in the United States: Implications for the Next Wave
of Adoption Theory, Research and Practice by D. Brooks, C. Simmel, L. Wind
and R. P. Barth Changing Attitudes of Adoptive Parents in Northern European
Countries by R. Hoksbergen and J. T. Laak Prenatal and Postnatal Risks to
Neurobiological Development in Internationally Adopted Children by M. R.
Gunnar and D. A. Kertes Adverse Preadoption Experiences and Psychological
Outcomes by M. Rutter Change and Continuity in Mental Representations of
Attachment After Adoption by J. Hodges, M. Steele, J. Kaniuk, S. Hillman
and K. Henderson Beyond Adopted/Non-Adopted Comparisons by J. Palacios and
Y. Sanchez-Sandoval Reconceptualizing Openness in Adoption: Implications
for Theory, Research, and Practice by D. Brodzinsky Openness in Adoption:
Outcomes for Adolescents within Their Adoptive Kinship Networks by H. D.
Grotevant, Y. V. Perry and R. G. McRoy The Construction of Adoptive
Parenthood and Filiation in Italian Families with Adolescents by R. Rosnati
International Adoptions in Scandinavia: Research Focus and Main Results by
M. Dalen Methodological Issues in Using Large-Scale Survey Data for
Adoption Research by B. C. Miller, X. Fan, and H. D. Grotevant Recent
Changes and Future Directions for Adoption Research by J. Palacios and D.
Brodzinsky