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Novices, old hands, and professionals : a study of adoption by single people / Morag Owen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering, 1999.Description: 196p. : ill. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781873868683 (pbk.) :
  • 1873868685 (pbk) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.7340941 OWE
LOC classification:
  • HV875.58.G7
Incomplete contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 362.7340941 OWE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 202222

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.

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.

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