Intercountry Adoption from China: Examining Cultural Heritage and Other Postadop

Description: Intercountry Adoption from China by Jay W. Rojewski, Jacy L. Rojewski Starting with questions about how to incorporate Chinese culture and custom into the lives of their adopted daughters Emily and Claire, the authors began a year-long search for answers. The result is a detailed examination of the post-adoptive views, actions, and experiences of a national sample of FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Starting with questions about how to incorporate Chinese culture and custom into the lives of their adopted daughters Emily and Claire, the authors began a year-long search for answers. The result is a detailed examination of the post-adoptive views, actions, and experiences of a national sample of families with children from China toward acknowledging their adopted childs Chinese cultural-heritage and the issues they face together as a multicultural family. Historical and present-day issues affecting intercountry adoptees and their families, such as arguments used to support or oppose intercountry and transracial adoption, developmental delay and the effects of institutionalization on Chinese adoptees, parent-child attachment, discrimination and racial prejudice, and identity development, are detailed. Parents beliefs and experiences on these issues are supplemented by a multi-disciplined, comprehensive review of available literature.While occasionally relying on personal experiences, this book is not about the authors personal adoption story and parenting experiences. Rather, the focus is on common experiences and reactions of adoptive families who were, for the most part, firmly ensconced in the cultural mainstream but now find themselves viewed differently by society; these parents find that issues of culture, race, and ethnicity have become an important part of their everyday lives. Adoption scholars and professionals, as well as adoptive parents, will benefit from reading Intercountry Adoption from China. Author Biography JAY W. ROJEWSKI is a professor in the Department of Occupational Studies, University of Georgia. He has published widely in scholarly journals primarily on his work with career behavior, career development, and occupational choice of adolescents and young adults. He is the past editor of The Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education and the Journal of Vocational Education Research. With his wife, Jacy, he is the proud parent of a four-year old daughter, Emily, who was adopted from Fuzhou China in 1997, and baby Claire who is waiting for the family in China.JACY L. ROJEWSKI is a special education teacher at Morgan Country Middle School in Madison, Georgia, a state-recognized School of Excellence, where she is responsible for teaching students with mild learning and behavioral disabilities, Table of Contents -- Preface -- Background and Context of Intercountry Adoption and Research Study -- Philosophical Issues and Concerns Surrounding Intercountry Adoption -- The Process of Intercountry Adoption from China -- "...And Baby Makes Three:" Attachment and Adjustment Issues -- Addressing Chinese Culture and Heritage -- Race, Discrimination, and the Reactions of Strangers -- Preferential Adoptions: Family Size and Single Parenting -- Who Am I? Racial, Ethnic, and Cultural Identity Development -- Final Thoughts: Where Do We Go From Here? -- Appendix A: Select Studies Examining the Behavior and Adjustment Patterns of International Adoptees -- Appendix B: Select Studies Examining How Adoptive Families Acknowledge and Nuture the Cultural-Heritage of Intercountry Adoptees -- Author Index -- Subject Index Review .,."a thorough, scholarly summary of postadoption issues and research in intercountry placements. References are exhaustive and summaries of previous work useful. Theoretical perspectives and areas for future research are proposed, placing the book with the body of literature in this field....of special interest to intercountry adoptive families and adoption professionals. Good overview of available research and adoption issues for students at all levels."-Choice?...a thorough, scholarly summary of postadoption issues and research in intercountry placements. References are exhaustive and summaries of previous work useful. Theoretical perspectives and areas for future research are proposed, placing the book with the body of literature in this field....of special interest to intercountry adoptive families and adoption professionals. Good overview of available research and adoption issues for students at all levels.?-Choice..."a thorough, scholarly summary of postadoption issues and research in intercountry placements. References are exhaustive and summaries of previous work useful. Theoretical perspectives and areas for future research are proposed, placing the book with the body of literature in this field....of special interest to intercountry adoptive families and adoption professionals. Good overview of available research and adoption issues for students at all levels."-Choice Promotional A comprehensive, multi-disciplined description of the views and experiences of a national sample of families with children from China toward common encounters such as acknowledging Chinese cultural-heritage in the family, parent-child attachment, discrimination and prejudice, and identity development. Long Description Starting with questions about how to incorporate Chinese culture and custom into the lives of their adopted daughters Emily and Claire, the authors began a year-long search for answers. The result is a detailed examination of the post-adoptive views, actions, and experiences of a national sample of families with children from China toward acknowledging their adopted childs Chinese cultural-heritage and the issues they face together as a multicultural family. Historical and present-day issues affecting intercountry adoptees and their families, such as arguments used to support or oppose intercountry and transracial adoption, developmental delay and the effects of institutionalization on Chinese adoptees, parent-child attachment, discrimination and racial prejudice, and identity development, are detailed. Parents beliefs and experiences on these issues are supplemented by a multi-disciplined, comprehensive review of available literature. While occasionally relying on personal experiences, this book is not about the authors personal adoption story and parenting experiences. Rather, the focus is on common experiences and reactions of adoptive families who were, for the most part, firmly ensconced in the cultural mainstream but now find themselves viewed differently by society; these parents find that issues of culture, race, and ethnicity have become an important part of their everyday lives. Adoption scholars and professionals, as well as adoptive parents, will benefit from reading Intercountry Adoption from China. Review Quote "...a thorough, scholarly summary of postadoption issues and research in intercountry placements. References are exhaustive and summaries of previous work useful. Theoretical perspectives and areas for future research are proposed, placing the book with the body of literature in this field....of special interest to intercountry adoptive families and adoption professionals. Good overview of available research and adoption issues for students at all levels."- Choice Promotional "Headline" A comprehensive, multi-disciplined description of the views and experiences of a national sample of families with children from China toward common encounters such as acknowledging Chinese cultural-heritage in the family, parent-child attachment, discrimination and prejudice, and identity development. Details ISBN0897898125 Author Jacy L. Rojewski Short Title INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION FROM CHI Pages 232 Language English ISBN-10 0897898125 ISBN-13 9780897898126 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 362.734 Year 2001 Publication Date 2001-06-30 Subtitle Examining Cultural Heritage and Other Postadoption Issues Country of Publication United States Illustrations indices Place of Publication Westport Birth 1959 Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc DOI 10.1604/9780897898126 UK Release Date 2001-06-30 NZ Release Date 2001-06-30 US Release Date 2001-06-30 Audience Age 7-17 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Alternative 9780897897549 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2001-06-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9785241;

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