Families in an Era of Increasing Inequality, Paul R. Amato; Alan Booth; Susan M. McHale; Jennif

Автор: Riitta H?gbacka
Название: Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption
ISBN: 113752474X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137524744
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Описание: 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.

Автор: Paul R. Amato; Alan Booth; Susan M. McHale; Jennif
Название: Families in an Era of Increasing Inequality
ISBN: 331938368X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319383682
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Описание: ​I. Diverging Destinies for American Children.- Diverging Destinies Revisited.- Divergent responses to family inequality.- Diverging Destinies in Rural America.- Diverging Destinies Revisited: The Threat to Child Development and Social Mobility.- II .Social Inequality, Parenting, and Child Development.-Inequality Begins at Home: The Role of Parenting in the Diverging Destinies of Rich and Poor Children.- Subjective Rationality, Parenting Styles, and Investments in Children.- Inequality Begins Outside the Home: Putting Parental Educational Investments into Context.- Stressful Life Experiences and Contexts: The Effects on Parents and Parenting.- III. Social Inequality and the Transition to Adulthood.- Diverse Pathways: Rethinking the Transition to Adulthood.- The Transition to Adulthood Matters.- The Family Foundation: What do Class and Family Structure have to do with the Transition to Adulthood?.- Different Social Class Dimensions Play Different Roles in the Transition to Adulthood.- IV. Program and Policy Responses to Growing Family Inequality.- No Way Out: Dealing with the Consequences of Changes in Family Composition.- Struggling to Stay Afloat: Dynamic Models of Poverty-related Adversity and Child Outcomes.- The Diverging Destinies of Children and What it Means for Children's Lives.-V. Reflecting on Diverging Destinies of American Families.- Reflecting on The Diverging Destinies of American Families: Policy Approaches as we Move Forward.