Patterns of Adoption: Nature, Nurture and Psychosocial Development

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.

Spis treści:
Nature and nurture; outcomes studies of children adopted as babies; children adopted as babies: genetic influences; children adopted as babies: environmental influences; outcome studies of older children placed for adoption; older children placed for adoption: pre–placement environmental influences; older children placed for adoption: post–placement environmental influences; heredity, environment and adoption; attachment, relationship–based theories and adoption pathways; secure patterns; anxious patterns; angry patterns; avoidant patterns; nonattached patterns; patterns of practice

Nota biograficzna:
David Howe is Head of School of Social Work at the University of East Anglia, Norwich.

Okładka tylna:
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.