Mili Mass

In the Best Interests of the Child (eBook, ePUB)

Loss and Suffering in Adoption Proceedings

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Marshalling her experience as an expert witness in court proceedings on non-consensual, confidential adoption in Israel, Mass describes legal proceedings following the Israeli state petition that declares children eligible for adoption because of alleged parental incapability, and explores the politics of state intervention in the parent/child relationship. The selected case studies present the testimonies of the children, the parents, the designated adoptive parents, and the state's representatives, as well as the author's own testimony.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Berghahn Books
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785338038
• Artikelnr.: 50047476

Autorenporträt

Mili Mass is a social worker based in Israel, with an interest in the theoretical, clinical, and legal aspects of child welfare. She has served as an expert witness in non-consensual adoption proceedings, and has held a teaching position at the Paul Baerwald School of Social Work at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Notes on Translation
Introduction: Moses and Oedipus
Chapter 1. 'Parental Capability': The Story of the Ziv Family Children
Chapter 2. 'Belonging' and 'Continuity': Elinor's Story
Chapter 3. From 'The Best Interests of the Child' to the 'Wilderness
Generation': The Story of Dalit and her Daughter Tal
Chapter 4. Interlude: Between Secrecy and Privacy: On the Publication of 
Dalit and Tal's Story
Chapter 5. 'Sacred Calling': Daniel's Story
Epilogue: Not Blame, but Loss
Bibliography
Index