{"product_id":"9781137576446","title":"Parenthood and Open Adoption: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis","description":"\u003ch1\u003eParenthood and Open Adoption: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eMacDonald, Mandi\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores what it is like to be involved in\ncontemporary open adoption, characterised by varying forms of contact with\nbirth relatives, from an adoptive parent point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author’s fine-grained interpretative phenomenological\nanalysis of adopters’ accounts reveals the complexity of kinship for those\nwhose most significant relationships are made, unmade and permanently altered\nthrough adoption. MacDonald distinctively connects adoption to wider\nsociological theories of relatedness and personal life, and focuses on domestic\nnon-kin adoption of children from state care, including compulsory adoption. The\nbook also addresses current child welfare concerns, and suggestions are made\nfor adoption practice. The book will be of interest to scholars and students\nwith an interest in adoption, social work, child welfare, foster care, family and\nsociology.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-07-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781137576446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-57645-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 142\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752645685388,"sku":"9781137576446","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781137576446.jpg?v=1776697442","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781137576446","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}