Adoption--Evolution or Revolution?.

Triseliotis, John

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ERIC Number: EJ518624

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Publication Date: 1995

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Adoption--Evolution or Revolution?

Triseliotis, John

Adoption & Fostering, v19 n2 p37-44 Sum 1995

Explores the historical development of adoption and fostering attitudes and practice in Britain, noting the influence of socioeconomic class, of the stigma of illegitimacy, and of national economic prosperity in child welfare trends since the Middle Ages. (HTH)

Descriptors: Adoption, Births to Single Women, Child Welfare, Demography, Foster Care, Lower Class, Poverty, Public Policy, Social Attitudes, Social Change, Social Differences, Socioeconomic Influences

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (Great Britain); United States

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