Psychological Issues in Adoption: Research and Practice

by Jesús Palacios and David M. Brodzinsky

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275979709
• ISBN13: 9780275979706
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"