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Author:

Segal, Nancy L., 1951-

Title:

Someone else's twin : the true story of babies switched at birth / Nancy L. Segal.

Publisher:

Prometheus Books,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Twins--Psychology--Case studies.
Twins--Canary Islands--Case studies.
Infants switched at birth--Canary Islands--Case studies.
Mistaken identity--Canary Islands--Case studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction: discovery in Las Palmas -- Switched at birth -- Crossing paths -- Traumatic truths I -- Traumatic truths II -- Someone else's baby -- Determining the damages -- Three lives.

Summary:

Presents research from case studies in which identical twins were mistakenly switched and separated at birth and raised by families other than their birth families, discussng the psychological consequences, moral issues, and legal ramifications of such events.

ISBN:

1616144378 (cloth)
9781616144371 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)679931848

LCCN:

2011014988

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

NHPD993 -- Belmond Public Library (Belmond)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

RZPE145 -- Carroll Public Library (Carroll)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)