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The Stranger Who Bore Me
Adoptee-Birth Mother Relationships
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Karen March
Language:
English
Published/Copyright:
1995
About this book
Any adoptee, adoptive parent, or birth parent may be faced with the reality of contact. The stories told in this book will help them cope with that event and provide others with the knowledge and insight needed to understand and support those who initiated it.
Author / Editor information
March Karen :
Karen March is a member of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Tables
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Preface
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Acknowledgments
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1. Adoption, Secrecy, and the Desire for Reunion
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2. Methodological Issues Involved in the Study of Contact with Birth Mothers
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3. Desire for Contact with Birth Mothers and the Reflected Appraisals of Others
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4. The Search
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5. Contact with the Birth Mother
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6. Interaction of Adoptees and Birth Mothers, Negotiation of Roles, and Long-term Contact
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7. Completion of Self and Satisfaction with the Contact with the Birth Mother
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8. Conclusion
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References
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Author Index
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Subject Index
154
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April 20, 2020
eBook ISBN:
9781487578114
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176
eBook ISBN:
9781487578114
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
