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Hogbacka, Riitta.

Global families, inequality and transnational adoptionthe de-kinning of first mothers /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Global families, inequality and transnational adoptionby Riitta Hogbacka.
Reminder of title:	the de-kinning of first mothers /
Author:	Hogbacka, Riitta.
Published:	London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :2016.
Description:	xiii, 282 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Intercountry adoption.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52476-8
ISBN:	9781137524768$q(electronic bk.)

Global families, inequality and transnational adoptionthe de-kinning of first mothers /
Hogbacka, Riitta.

Global families, inequality and transnational adoptionthe de-kinning of first mothers /[electronic resource] :by Riitta Hogbacka. - London :Palgrave Macmillan UK :2016. - xiii, 282 p. :ill., digital ;24 cm.

1. Introduction: the global in the family -- 2. Adoption and family in the Global North and South -- 3. The making of the adoptive family: choosing family -- 4. The un-making of the family of origin: adoption social workers as intermediaries -- 5. First mothers' stunted choices -- 6. Inequality among first mothers: the power of resources -- 7. Re-making family: the struggle over belonging -- 8. Contact over time -- 9. Conclusion: re-kinning first mothers.

This book looks at the simultaneous processes of making and un-making of families that are part of the adoption practice. Whereas most studies on transnational adoption concentrate on the adoptive family, the author identifies not only the happy occasion when a family gains a child, but also the sorrow and loss of the child to its family of origin. Situating transnational adoption in the context of the Global North-South divide, Hogbacka investigates the devastating effects of unequal life chances and asymmetrical power relations on the adoption process and on the mothers whose children are adopted. Based on unique primary material gathered in in-depth interviews with South African families of origin and Finnish adoptive families, the book investigates the decision-making processes of both sets of parents and the encounters between them. The first mothers' narratives are juxtaposed with those of the adopters and of the adoption social workers who act on the principles of the wider adoption system. Concluding with a critique of the Global Northism that exemplifies current practices, Hogbacka sketches the contours of a more just approach to transnational adoption that would shatter rather than perpetuate inequality. The book can also be read as an expose of the consequences of current inequalities for poor families. Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption will be of interest to students and scholars of adoption studies, family and kinship, sociology, anthropology, social work and development.

ISBN: 9781137524768$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1057/978-1-137-52476-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

243973
Intercountry adoption.

LC Class. No.: HV875.5 / .H86 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 362.734

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