Adoption in India : policies and experiences /
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| Author / Creator: | Bhargava, Vinita, 1956- |
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| Imprint: | New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE Publications, 2005. |
| Description: | 283 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6003258 |
| Summary: | This book researches child adoption in India and challenges prevalent theories of adoption. It is the only book of its kind to lend a voice to adopted children and shares the narratives of many families in their experiences of adoption. It also recounts the personal story of the author as an adoptive parent. <p>The first part of the book deals with the macro issues of child adoption, while the second provides a micro-level analysis of individual families. The socio-political and socio-cultural contexts within which adoptions occur are also analyzed.</p> |
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| Physical Description: | 283 p. ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0761933735 0761933743 8178295164 8178295172 |