International adoption
By: by Rebecca Felix ; content consultant, Cynthia R. Mabry, Professor, Howard University, School of Law
Series: Essential issues; Essential issues -- Juvenile literature.
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9781624034206
Subjects: Adoption; International adoption; Intercountry adoption; Adopted children; Juvenile literature; History
Description: Examines how international adoption affects individuals and society, investigates how people are working to improve international adoption policies and regulations, and analyzes the controversies and conflicting viewpoints surrounding the issue.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index.
Table of contents: title: In need of a home; title: History of international adoption; title: Adopters and adoptees; title: Curbing corruption; title: Culture and race; title: Institutions, human rights, and health; title: Re-homing and abuse; title: International adoption today.