Openness in Adoption: What We Know So Far--A Critical Review of the Literature

Autor/in	Wolfgram, Susan M.
Titel	Openness in Adoption: What We Know So Far--A Critical Review of the Literature
Quelle	In: Social Work, 53 (2008) 2, S.133-142 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0037-8046
Schlagwörter	Family Relationship; Adoption; Family (Sociological Unit); Children; Parent Child Relationship; Attitude Measures; Parent Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Familie; Child; Kind; Kinder; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Elternverhalten
Abstract	What are the factors that keep adoptive parents and birth parents connected and sustain their kinship relationships over time? This is the central research question critically reviewed across studies dating from 1987 to 2000. A preliminary review of the literature revealed 15 to 20 studies within this 13-year scope limited to the perspective of the adoptive parents. This review includes 14 of those studies in which contact took place with children as well as those in which the adults had contact and the child was not aware of it. Factors that facilitate the kinship network in maintaining connection over time are identified and implications for future research and practice are discussed. Findings should be approached with cautious optimism given the significant methodological limitations of the majority of this literature. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10