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049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aHögbacka, Riitta, _eauthor. _9347647
245	1	0	_aGlobal families, inequality and transnational adoption : _bthe de-kinning of first mothers / _cRiitta Högbacka.
264		1	_aLondon : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c[2016]
264		4	_c©2016
300			_axiii, 282 pages ; _c22 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aPalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 249-270) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: The global in the family -- Adoption and family in the global north and south -- The making of the adoptive family: choosing family -- The un-making of the family of origin: adoption social workers as intermediaries -- First mothers' stunted choices -- Inequality among first mothers: the power of resources -- Re-making family: the struggle over belonging -- Contact over time -- Conclusion: re-kinning first families.
520			_aThis book looks at the simultaneous processes of making and un-making of families that are part of the adoption practice. Whereas most studies on transnational adoption concentrate on the adoptive family, the author identifies not only the happy occasion when a family gains a child, but also the sorrow and loss of the child to its family of origin. Situating transnational adoption in the context of the Global North-South divide, Hogbacka investigates the devastating effects of unequal life chances and asymmetrical power relations on the adoption process and on the mothers whose children are adopted. Based on unique primary material gathered in in-depth interviews with South African families of origin and Finnish adoptive families, the book investigates the decision-making processes of both sets of parents and the encounters between them. The first mothers' narratives are juxtaposed with those of the adopters and of the adoption social workers who act on the principles of the wider adoption system. Concluding with a critique of the Global Northism that exemplifies current practices, Hogbacka sketches the contours of a more just approach to transnational adoption that would shatter rather than perpetuate inequality. The book can also be read as an expose of the consequences of current inequalities for poor families. Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption will be of interest to students and scholars of adoption studies, family and kinship, sociology, anthropology, social work and development.
650		0	_aIntercountry adoption _xSocial aspects. _9347648
650		0	_aInterracial adoption _xSocial aspects. _9262593
650		0	_aBirthmothers _zDeveloping countries _xSocial conditions. _9347649
650		0	_aAdopted children. _9246586
650		0	_aAdoptive parents. _935441
830		0	_aPalgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life. _9347650
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