Adoption, Search & Reunion: The Long Term Experience of Adopted Adults

by Julia Feast and David Howe

This book explores what happens in the long term when adopted adults search for - or are searched for by - their birth relatives. Based on research carried out with over 500 adopted people, the book examines the process of searching for identity: being told and openess about origins; the adoption experience; feelings of difference and belonging; tracing relatives; being rejected; the reunion experience and beyond. It also examines the particular dynamics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 189978330X
• ISBN13: 9781899783304
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Children's Society
• Length: 192 Pages