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03723aam a22004577i 4500 001 7F1C50F8866911E89A2B5A1E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180713011132 008 161013s2016 enk b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2016956480 020 $a 9781137524744 020 $a 113752474X 035 $a (OCoLC)934194292 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d YDX $d CLU $d MUU $d OCLCO $d NYP $d VRC $d OCLCQ $d CLE $d OKX $d OCLCQ $d OCLCF $d ICV $d IOM $d SILO 042 $a lccopycat 043 $a d------ 050 00 $a HV875.5 $b .H63 2016 082 04 $a 362 $2 23 100 1 $a HoÌgbacka, Riitta, $e author. 245 10 $a Global families, inequality and transnational adoption : $b the de-kinning of first mothers / $c Riitta HoÌgbacka. 246 30 $a De-kinning of first mothers 264 1 $a London : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c [2016] 300 $a xiii, 282 pages ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-270) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction: The global in the family -- Adoption and family in the global north and south -- The making of the adoptive family: choosing family -- The un-making of the family of origin: adoption social workers as intermediaries -- First mothers' stunted choices -- Inequality among first mothers: the power of resources -- Re-making family: the struggle over belonging -- Contact over time -- Conclusion: re-kinning first families. 520 $a This book looks at the simultaneous processes of making and un-making of families that are part of the adoption practice. Whereas most studies on transnational adoption concentrate on the adoptive family, the author identifies not only the happy occasion when a family gains a child, but also the sorrow and loss of the child to its family of origin. Situating transnational adoption in the context of the Global North-South divide, Hogbacka investigates the devastating effects of unequal life chances and asymmetrical power relations on the adoption process and on the mothers whose children are adopted. Based on unique primary material gathered in in-depth interviews with South African families of origin and Finnish adoptive families, the book investigates the decision-making processes of both sets of parents and the encounters between them. The first mothers' narratives are juxtaposed with those of the adopters and of the adoption social workers who act on the principles of the wider adoption system. Concluding with a critique of the Global Northism that exemplifies current practices, Hogbacka sketches the contours of a more just approach to transnational adoption that would shatter rather than perpetuate inequality. The book can also be read as an expose of the consequences of current inequalities for poor families. Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption will be of interest to students and scholars of adoption studies, family and kinship, sociology, anthropology, social work and development. 650 0 $a Intercountry adoption $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Interracial adoption $x Social aspects. 650 0 $a Birthmothers $z Developing countries $x Social conditions. 650 0 $a Adopted children. 650 0 $a Adoptive parents. 650 7 $a Adopted children. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00797050 650 7 $a Adoptive parents. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00797131 651 7 $a Developing countries. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01242969 830 0 $a Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life. 941 $a 2 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20230718092623.0 952 $l PMAX975 $d 20191119044712.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=7F1C50F8866911E89A2B5A1E97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IOMInitiate Another SILO Locator Search