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Tables of Contents for Adoption and Ethics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Acknowledgments
v
Preface
vii
Introduction
xiii
Part I The Historical Context of Adoption in the United States
1
18
Early References to Adoption
1
1
Adoption in the United States: Colonial Times through the ``Orphan Trains''
2
3
Changing Approaches to Caring for Children in Need
5
2
The Practice of Adoption in the 20th Century
7
5
Adoption and the Law in the 20th Century
12
3
International Adoption
15
2
Conclusion
17
2
Part II The Impact of Adoption on the Adopted Person
19
44
Adoption and Children's and Adolescents' Adjustment and Well-Being
20
15
Adopted Adolescents and Identity Formation
35
12
Adult Adoptees' Access to Information and Search and Reunion
47
13
Summary
60
3
Part III The Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents
63
66
The Semantic Context
64
2
The Historical Context
66
10
Infant Adoption: The Impact on Prospective Birth Parents, Birth Mothers, and Birth Fathers
76
17
The Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents: Legal Issues
93
13
International Adoption: The Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents
106
6
The Impact on Birth Parents of the Involuntary Termination of Parental Rights
112
6
The Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents: Openness in Adoption
118
9
Summary
127
2
Part IV The Impact of Adoption on Prospective Adoptive Parents, Adoptive Parents, and Adoptive Families
129
40
The Psychological and Social Processess Involved in Becoming an Adoptive Parent
130
6
The Social Study and Legal Processes Involved in Being ``Approved'' as an Adoptive Parent and Accorded Adoptive Parent Status
136
12
Issues Related to Adoptive Parents' Right to Adopt and Decisions to Adopt Particular Children
148
7
The Impact of Adoption on Adoptive Families
155
11
Summary
166
3
Conclusion
169
2
References
171
28
About the Authors
199