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Children for Families or Families for Children

Part of the The Springer Series on Demographic Methods and Population Analysis Book Series (volume 29)

DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-8972-4

ISBN: 978-90-481-8971-7

Publisher: Springer Netherlands - Springer Journals

Jul 6, 2011

1 - 9 of 9 Chapters

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Adoption as a Support System for Orphaned, Abandoned, or Voluntarily Placed Children

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 3 –24

[Although adoptions represent a small portion of family growth, from a demographer’s point of view it is significant. The United Nations (2009, p. xv) estimates that approximately 260,000 children are adopted each year; of these in 2001 the United States (U. S.) adopted 127,000 children; next in...
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History: The Changing Face of Adoption

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 25 –58

[This chapter presents a historical discussion of adoption in the United States. We begin with the precursors to U.S. adoption laws, and then cover the Colonial Era, the Progressive Era, and the Heyday of Adoptions; we end with a presentation of current adoption practices. Many adoption...
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Sources of Adoption Data

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 61 –78

[Chapter 3 presents an overview of data issues along with a listing of adoption data sources and their limitations. Data for demographic analyses generally are from three sources: vital statistics or registration data, Census Data, and large scale surveys (Poston & Bouvier, 2010). In the United...
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Adoption Behavior of U.S. Women

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 79 –104

[This chapter is the first of two demographic analysis chapters. Chapter 4 examines adoption behavior in the United States, through an analysis of Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). As is noted in Chapter 3 the NSFG’s main strength as a data source on adoption, according to...
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Demographic and Social Issues of Same-Sex Adoptions

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 105 –125

[A demographic analysis of adoption would be incomplete unless it addressed the current issue of gay males and lesbians as adoptive parents. This chapter addresses social and demographic issues related to gay male and lesbian adoption. First, is the background of the social, political, and...
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Intercountry Adoption to the United States

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 129 –165

[Chapter 6 is the first of three chapters exploring intercountry adoptions (ICAs). Chapter 6 provides a background on the four waves of ICAs to the United States (U. S.) and posits the beginning of a fifth wave from Africa. Chapter 7 uses data from the Department of Immigration Services (INS),...
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Intercountry Adoption to the United States: A Quantitative Analysis

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 167 –182

[Chapter 7 provides a quantitative analysis of Intercountry Adoptions (ICAs) to the United States (U. S.). The analysis of ICAs is possible because, unlike in other areas of adoption there are national ICA data. Immigration data document that an immigrant is admitted for purposes of adoption....
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Global Intercountry Adoptions

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 183 –202

[Chapter 8, the third chapter addressing intercountry adoptions (ICAs), addresses ICAs from a global level. This perspective examines ICAs through an analysis of the top twelve Hague convention member nations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,...
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Conclusion

Davis, Mary Ann

Pages: 203 –211

[Adoptions are not a common topic for demographic analysis. Compared to marriage or childbirth, adoptions represent a relatively rare means of forming a family. The United Nations (2009, p. xv) reports that on an annual basis 426,000 children are adopted globally with almost half of those...

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