Patterns of Adoption

Informationen zum Autor David Howe is Head of School of Social Work at the University of East Anglia! Norwich. Klappentext With the change in the range of children needing adoption, the issues surrounding adoption have increased in complexity. As older and more disturbed children are being placed for adoption, the demands these children make on post-adoption workers and parents is considerable. This text takes a broad sweep of the major research and theoretical perspectives on adoption, reviewing the work of several disciplines within psychology, sociology and social work. The book introduces the reader to the full range of knowledge and understanding. Zusammenfassung This text provides coverage of the major research and theoretical perspectives on adoption! reviewing the work of several disciplines within psychology! sociology and social work. It also looks at the development of children once adopted. Inhaltsverzeichnis The changing character of adoption; nature and nurture; the success of adoption; patterns of adoption; secure children; anxious-compliant children; testing children; angry-resilient children; avoidant-detached children; casual-indiscriminate children; birth parents; policy and practice.

Product details

• Authors: Howe David, David Howe, David (University of East Anglia Howe
• Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780632041497
• ISBN: 978-0-632-04149-7
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Working Together with Children; Working Together For Children, Young People And Their Families
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Child welfare, Child welfare and youth services