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Adopting Maternity White Women Who Adopt Transracially or Transnationally
Nora Rose Moosnick
ISBN: 0-275-97812-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-97812-9
192 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/30/2004
List Price: $60.95 (UK Sterling Price: £42.95)
Discount Price: $30.48 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Discusses the issues related to race, class, and gender involved in adoption based on in-depth interviews with 22 adoptive mothers. This text compares and contrasts the experiences of white women who adopted Asian, black, or biracial children. The bulk of the book is dedicated to presenting the women's words as they talk about their perceptions of fertility treatments, birth mothers, other mothers, adoption processes, and outsiders' reactions, among other matters. Feminist discourse is used to examine the applicability of these theories to women's self-characterizations.

Beginning with an overview of the theoretical basis of the book, discussions of becoming an adoptive mother and the realities of being an adoptive mother follow. Each chapter presents feelings and experiences of adoptive mothers, in addition to analysis that brings these feelings into broader societal context. This honest portrayal will offer adoptive families, adoption professionals, and social workers important insights into mothers' adoptive experiences. Scholars of women's studies, social work, and sociology will find this volume useful as well.
Table of Contents:
  • Forethoughts
    Introduction
    Social Constructionism: Contextualizing the Context
    The Process of Becoming a Mother
    On Being a Mother
    Location, Resistance, and Potentials
    Epilogue
    Bibliography
About the Author: NORA ROSE MOOSNICK is an independent scholar and writer.
LCC Class: 362
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