Adoption in India : policies and experiences /

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Author / Creator:Bhargava, Vinita, 1956-
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
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ISBN:0761933735 (hard back)
0761933743 (paper back)
8178295164 (hbk. : India)
8178295172 (pbk. : India)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Adoption Policies and Macro Concerns
  • Introduction
  • Theoretical Paradigms and Research Findings
  • Adoption and the Indian Socio-Political Context
  • Socio-Cultural Dimensions of Adoption in India
  • Part 2. Micro Issues: Experiences of Parents and Children
  • Researching Adoption
  • The Cultural Reality
  • Alternative Parenting
  • Construction of the Self in an Adopted Child
  • Family Interactions and Self-Evaluations