{"product_id":"9781137576446","title":"Parenthood and Open Adoption : An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book explores what it is like to be involved in\n\u003cbr\u003econtemporary open adoption, characterised by varying forms of contact with\n\u003cbr\u003ebirth relatives, from an adoptive parent point of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe author's fine-grained interpretative phenomenological\n\u003cbr\u003eanalysis of adopters' accounts reveals the complexity of kinship for those\n\u003cbr\u003ewhose most significant relationships are made, unmade and permanently altered\n\u003cbr\u003ethrough adoption. MacDonald distinctively connects adoption to wider\n\u003cbr\u003esociological theories of relatedness and personal life, and focuses on domestic\n\u003cbr\u003enon-kin adoption of children from state care, including compulsory adoption. The\n\u003cbr\u003ebook also addresses current child welfare concerns, and suggestions are made\n\u003cbr\u003efor adoption practice. The book will be of interest to scholars and students\n\u003cbr\u003ewith an interest in adoption, social work, child welfare, foster care, family and\n\u003cbr\u003esociology.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48729102581995,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":100.69,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9781137576446-1.jpg?v=1781656770","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/products\/9781137576446","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}