TY  - BOOK
AU  - Owen,Morag
TI  - Novices, old hands, and professionals: a study of adoption by single people 
SN  - 9781873868683 (pbk.) :
AV  - HV875.58.G7 
U1  - 362.7340941 OWE 
PY  - 1999///
CY  - London
PB  - British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
KW  - Adoption
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Single parents
KW  - Family and Relationships
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Child care & upbringing: advice for parents
KW  - thema
KW  - Child welfare
KW  - Family & health
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-196); 1.Introduction -- 2.The legal framework of a single-person adoption -- 3.The research and policy context -- 4.Origins and design of the study -- 5.The single adopters -- 6.The attitudes of referring agencies -- 7.Experiences of the approval process -- 8.Linking and placement patterns -- 9.Post-placement child care -- 10.Employment and finances -- 11.Family and community relationshps -- 12.Changes in the family over time -- 13.Contact with the child's birth family -- 14.The experiences of the children -- 15.Placement outcomes -- 16.Implications for policy and practice
N2  - When people think about adoption, they usually think of a couple rather than a single person. How do they cope with the demanding task of parenting someone else's child on their own? This study seeks to answer such questions about the subject
ER  -