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International Adoption

International Adoption RESEARCH DIGEST Children Primarily from Asia andSouthAmerica Jeffrey J. Haugaard Megan Palmer Julie C. Wojslawowicz INTRODUCTION This Research Digest is the first of two on international adoptions. This Digest focuses on children from several countries around the world and the next Digest will focus on children from Romania. On a recent news program, a parent who had adopted a child from China stated that international adoption was much like giving birth: it involves apprehension, worry, pain, and frustration, but in the end it is all worth it. For the past several decades, families in many industrial- ized countries have adopted children from around the world. The locations from which these children primarily come during any given time period often reflect countries that are in crisis. After the Korean war, many American families adopted Korean children. Crises in sev- Jeffrey J. Haugaard, Megan Palmer, and Julie C. Wojslawowicz are all affiliated with the Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Adoption Quarterly, Vol. 3(2) 1999 E 1999 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 83 ADOPTION QUARTERLY eral previous Soviet-bloc countries resulted in many adoptions from those countries. The presence of many unwanted girls in China are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adoption Quarterly Taylor & Francis

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RESEARCH DIGEST Children Primarily from Asia andSouthAmerica Jeffrey J. Haugaard Megan Palmer Julie C. Wojslawowicz INTRODUCTION This Research Digest is the first of two on international adoptions. This Digest focuses on children from several countries around the world and the next Digest will focus on children from Romania. On a recent news program, a parent who had adopted a child from China stated that international adoption was much like giving birth: it involves apprehension, worry,...
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RESEARCH DIGEST Children Primarily from Asia andSouthAmerica Jeffrey J. Haugaard Megan Palmer Julie C. Wojslawowicz INTRODUCTION This Research Digest is the first of two on international adoptions. This Digest focuses on children from several countries around the world and the next Digest will focus on children from Romania. On a recent news program, a parent who had adopted a child from China stated that international adoption was much like giving birth: it involves apprehension, worry, pain, and frustration, but in the end it is all worth it. For the past several decades, families in many industrial- ized countries have adopted children from around the world. The locations from which these children primarily come during any given time period often reflect countries that are in crisis. After the Korean war, many American families adopted Korean children. Crises in sev- Jeffrey J. Haugaard, Megan Palmer, and Julie C. Wojslawowicz are all affiliated with the Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853. Adoption Quarterly, Vol. 3(2) 1999 E 1999 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved. 83 ADOPTION QUARTERLY eral previous Soviet-bloc countries resulted in many adoptions from those countries. The presence of many unwanted girls in China are

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Adoption Quarterly – Taylor & Francis

Published: Dec 1, 1999

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