International adoption: benefits, risks, and vulnerabilities
SOURCE: Zero to Three
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
TITLE AUTHOR(S): T.Rochat, L.Richter
KEYWORDS: ADOPTION, CHILDREN, INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4585
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6080
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6080
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2007
TITLE AUTHOR(S): T.Rochat, L.Richter
KEYWORDS: ADOPTION, CHILDREN, INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 4585
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/6080
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/6080
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Abstract
International adoption is on the rise in the United States and is not without controversy. Reasons for the increase include higher rates of infertility in couples who have delayed parenthood; increased numbers of children who are relinguished, abondoned or orphaned around the world; and the influence of third party agencies. Internationally adopted children face numerous risks and vulnerabilities, including the loss of their family, country, language, and culture. Critics argue that international adoption helps a relatively small number of children who find adoptive parents but may impede countries from developing social programs that would benefit the vast majority of children who are suffering due to poverty or social and political problems.-
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