Rebecca J. Compton

Adoption Beyond Borders (eBook, ePUB)

How International Adoption Benefits Children

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

International adoptions have decreased dramatically in the last decade, despite robust evidence of the tremendous benefits that early placement in adoptive families can confer upon children who are not able to remain with birth families. Adoption Beyond Borders integrates evidence from a range of disciplines in the social and biological sciences-- including psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, sociology, anthropology, and social work -- to provide a ringing endorsement of international adoption as a viable child welfare option. The author interweaves narrative accounts of her own adoption journey, which involved visiting a Kazakhstani orphanage daily for nearly a year, to illustrate the complexities and implications of the research evidence. Topics include: the effects of institutionalization on children's developing brains, cognitive abilities, and socio-emotional functioning; the challenges of navigating issues of identity when adopting across national, cultural, and racial lines; the strong emotional bonds that form even without genetic relatedness; and the methods in which adoptive families can address the special needs of children who experienced early neglect and deprivation, thereby providing a supportive environment in which those children can flourish. Striving to attain a balanced, evidence-based perspective on controversial issues, Adoption Beyond Borders argues that international adoption must be maintained and supported as a vital means of promoting international child welfare.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780190247812
• Artikelnr.: 45424561

Autorenporträt

Rebecca J. Compton is professor of psychology at Haverford College, where she has taught since 1999. She received her BA from Vassar College and her PhD in biological psychology from University of Chicago. Her previous research focused on executive function, attention, and emotion regulation in the human brain, and she has co-authored Cognitive Neuroscience, 3rd Edition (2011).

Inhaltsangabe

PART 1: The Adopted Child: Patterns of Loss and Gain
Ch. 1: Introduction
Ch. 2: Physical and Cognitive Development
Ch. 3: Social and Emotional Development
Ch. 4: Culture, Race, and Identity
PART 2: Adoptive Families: Biological, Social, and Clinical Approaches
Ch. 5: Adoption and the Biology of Parenting
Ch. 6: Adoptive Families in Society
Ch. 7: Special Needs and Interventions
Ch. 8: Conclusions and Policy Considerations