Redefining family relationships following adoption : adoptive Parents' Perspectives on the changing nature of kinship between adoptees and birth relatives (Record no. 131764)

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International Standard Serial Number 0045-3102
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Classification number Journals
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Personal name Jones, Christine
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Personal name Hackett, Simon
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Title Redefining family relationships following adoption : adoptive Parents' Perspectives on the changing nature of kinship between adoptees and birth relatives
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Name of publisher, distributor, etc. British Journal of Social Work
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012
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General note <p>British Journal of Social Work Vol. 42 no. 2 (Mar 2012), p. 283-299</p> <p>Available in library.&nbsp; See journal shelves.</p> <p>Available online.</p>
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Summary, etc. Contemporary child adoption in the UK and USA has been conceptualised as an extended kinship network of adopted children, birth relatives and adopters (Reitz and Watson, 1992; Grotevant and McRoy, 1998). This contrasts sharply with the traditional model of adoption as a form of family substitution. Yet, such a reconceptualisation raises many questions about the meaning of kinship for those involved. This paper draws on data from a series of biographical interviews with twenty-two parents who adopted children within the UK over a twenty-four-year period in order to explore post adoption ‘family relationships’ from the perspective of adoptive parents. It develops an analysis of definitions of ‘kinship’ created by adoptive parents in order to shape family relationships following adoption, particularly the processes through which birth relatives are rendered marginal or integral to adoptive family life. The relevance of current adoption policy and professional practices to these processes are explored.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Family Relations
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Social work
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Kinship
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Adoption
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Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr060">http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcr060</a>
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