Joining New Families: A Study of Adoption and Fostering in Middle Childhood

by Cherilyn Dance, David Rushton, Deborah Mayes, et al.

Joining New Families is based on a research study which followed 61 children who were placed, between 5 and 9 years old, with adoptive or permanent foster families. Most of the children had previously been maltreated. The study focused on the problems and strengths that these children brought to their new families; how the new families coped; and the factors associated with the placements becoming stable and secure. The authors provide a detailed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B006SRYJ3S
• ISBN13: 9780471978374
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"