International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-year History of Policy and Practice [Hardcover]

Kathleen Ja Sook Bergquist (Editor), M. Elizabeth Vonk (Editor), Dong Soo Kim (Editor), Marvin D. Feit (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0789030640 | ISBN-13: 978-0789030641 | Publication Date: June 4, 2007 | Edition: 1

Discover the roots of international transracial adoption

International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice explores the long history of international transracial adoption. Scholars present the expert multidisciplinary perspectives and up-to-date research on this most significant and longstanding form of international child welfare practice. Viewpoints and research are discussed from the academic disciplines of psychology, ethnic studies, sociology, social work, and anthropology. The chapters examine sociohistorical background, the forming of new families, reflections on Korean adoption, birth country perspectives, global perspectives, implications for practice, and archival, historical, and current resources on Korean adoption.

International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice provides fresh insight into the origins, development, and institutionalization of Korean adoption. Through original research and personal accounts, this revealing text explores how Korean adoptees and their families fit into their family roles—and offers clear perspectives on adoption as child welfare practice. Global implications and politics, as well as the very personal experiences are examined in detail. This source is a one-of-a-kind look into the full spectrum of information pertaining to Korean adoption.

Topics in International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice include:

• adoption from the Korean perspective
  
• historical origins of Korean adoption in the United States
  
• adjustments of young adult adoptees
  
• marketing to choosy adopters
  
• ethnic identity
  
• perspectives on the importance of race and culture in parenting
  
• birth mothers’ perspectives
  
• sociological approach to race and identity
  
• representations of adoptees in Korean popular culture
  
• adoption in Australia and the Netherlands
  
• much, much more
  
  

International Korean Adoption: A Fifty-Year History of Policy and Practice is illuminating reading for adoptees, adoptive parents, practitioners, educators, students, and any child welfare professional.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A noteworthy collection of research and writings on the topic of international adoptions from Korea. . . . Probes beneath the surface of the lives of Korean adoptees to discern the historical, political and social forces that have caused the dispersal of tens of thousands of Korean children across the globe and the impact this 'social experiment' has had on the lives of adoptees and their families. -- Deann Borshay Liem, Independent Filmmaker; Director/Producer, First Person Plural

Coalesces the voices of the adoption triad--birth parents, adoptive parents and adoptees--into original writings from multiple disciplines and perspectives in the social and behavioral sciences. . . . Will become the seminal work on korean adoption. Ideas and writing about Korean adoption are verified and challenged. . . . Interesting and provocative, social science and personal essay, recrimination and celebration. -- Victor Groza, PhD, Professor, Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, Case Western Reserve University

Product Details

• Hardcover: 438 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (June 4, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789030640
• ISBN-13: 978-0789030641
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,050,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)