A Narrative Inquiry of International Adoption Stories

Autor/inn/en	Pryor, Christin; Pettinelli, J. Douglas
Titel	A Narrative Inquiry of International Adoption Stories
Quelle	In: Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 6 (2011) 1, S.45-61 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1935-3308
Schlagwörter	Adoption; Personal Narratives; Autobiographies; Child Development; Emotional Response; Logical Thinking; Cultural Background; Family Relationship; Foreign Countries; Interviews; Decision Making + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Erlebniserzählung; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Kindesentwicklung; Emotionales Verhalten; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung
Abstract	The international adoption entrance story is an unexplored topic in the adoption literature. The stories that families tell of beginning life with their new children has important implications for the development of an autobiographical narrative of an adopted child. A coherent autobiographical narrative is vital for healthy childhood development. Family therapists interviewed adoptive families about their international adoption stories. In the study we report here, a qualitative narrative analysis revealed 5 salient themes from these interviews: a) loss and choice, b) emotion-based and logic-based processes, c) history and heritage, d) becoming a family and, e) accentuating the positive and eliminating the negative. The authors suggest further research to better understand families' international adoption narratives and the impact on the developmental trajectory of their children. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10