adoption books

The article covers various adoption books that provide solid understanding for adoption concepts, often from a historical perspective. The book list includes academic and popular press titles. The author's personal connection to adoption is mentioned in some instances.

1. Adoption Matters: Philosophical and Feminist Essays – Offers thought-provoking essays about adoptive mothers' perspectives, fertility choices, and the impact of adoption on children.

2. Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America – Popular book that provides adoptive parent perspective from a media and public standpoint.

3. American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption – In-depth account of adoption practices in the U.S. during the post-war period.

4. Ethics in American Adoption: Addressing Ethical Issues in Adoption Practice – Tackles ethical issues in adoption practices, offering comparisons of ethical frameworks and suggestions for ethics in adoption.

5. Familial Fitness: Disability, Adoption, and Family in Modern America – Discusses how children and adoptive parents are assessed for fitness in America based on genetic and eugenic models.

6. Kinship by Design: A History of Adoption in the Modern United States – Examines the concept of adopting as 'kinship by design' and its impact on adoption practices in the U.S.

7. Like Our Very Own: Adoption and the Changing Culture of Motherhood, 1851-1950 – Provides a historical lens for adoption's influence on changing attitudes about motherhood.

8. Strangers and Kin: The American Way of Adoption – Analyzes adoption practices, policies, and cultural values in America, including private adoption and cross-cultural adoption.

9. The Kinning of Foreigners:_transnational Adoption in a Global Perspective – Explores how the process of adopting and the identities of children affected are shaped by global forces.

10. The Lost Daughters of China: Adopted Girls, Their Journey to America, and the Search for a Missing Past – Explores adoption policies and cultural factors in China, resulting in Chinese adoption phenomena.

11. The Adoptive Process: A Beginner's Guide – Provides practical advice for adopting parents, including information about adoption types, finding homes, preparing for the adoption process, and meeting children.

12. Adoption Stories: Real-life Examples of Adoptive Parents' Experiences – Shares stories from adoptive parents about their adoptive journeys, challenges, and triumphs.

13. Adoption Support Resources: Books for Adoptive Parents – Lists books for adoptive parents, covering topics such as attachment, foster care, and special needs children.

14. Adoption & the Future: Predictions and Possibilities – Provides insights and predictions for the future of adoption, including trends, changes, and potential impacts on children and society.

15. Understanding Adoption: Developmental and Psychological Aspects – Explores the developmental and psychological aspects of adoption for adoptive parents, children and foster parents, adoptees and birth parents.

16. A Child's Journey Through Placement: Foundation, Resources, & Tools for Supporting Children's Adoption Journey – Provides foundational material、 resources and tools to support children for whom the journey through out-of-home care becomes part of the road to adulthood.