Caring for Orphaned Children in China

by Karen R Fisher, Shang Xiaoyuan, Karen Fisher

Book Overview

International media regularly features horrific stories about Chinese orphanages, especially when debating international adoption and human rights. Much of the popular information is dated and ill-informed about the experiences of most orphans in China today, Chinese government policy, and improvements evident in parts of China. Informal kinship care is the most common support for the orphaned children. The state supports orphans and abandoned children...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739136941
• ISBN13: 9780739136942
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"