After adoption : direct contact and relationships /

After adoption : direct contact and relationships /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Smith, Carole, 1948-
Imprint:	London ; New York : Routledge, 2004.
Description:	viii, 199 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Adopted children -- Family relationships. Birthparents. Adoptive parents. Adoption -- Law and legislation. Adoption -- Law and legislation -- United States. Adopted children -- Family relationships. Adoption -- Law and legislation. Adoptive parents. Birthparents. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5039189

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Other authors / contributors:	Logan, Janette.
ISBN:	041528208X (hb) 0415282217 (pbk.)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-195) and index.

Table of Contents:

1. Adoption in Context: Social Change and Openness
2. Openness in Adoption: Essential for Children's Wellbeing?
3. Policy, Law and Openness in Adoption
4. The Study: Issues, Methods and Sample Characteristics
5. Preparation and Planning for Direct Contact
6. Adoptive Parents: Perspectives on Adoption and Direct Contact
7. Birth Relatives and Direct Contact
8. Children's Thoughts and Feelings: Adoption and Post Adoption Contact
9. Views from the Triangle
10. Direct Post-Adoption Contact: Benefits, Risks and Uncertainties