Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life: A Foucauldian History

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It is now over 20 years since 'open adoption' was first introduced, but it remains a controversial and contested part of social work practice. This innovative and far ranging book sets out to understand why the practice of keeping adopted children in touch with their kinship origins is still so questioned in contemporary adoption work. Written by an experienced practitioner in the field, this book applies, for the first time, Foucauldian methodology to analyze and understand adoption social work, making it essential reading for a wide audience in the social sciences.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-01-25

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230276253

DOI: 10.1057/9780230363281

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 216