{"product_id":"intercountry-adoption-a-multinational-perspective-hardcover","title":"Intercountry Adoption: A Multinational Perspective - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Altstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRita James Simon\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHoward Altstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Other)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Altstein and Rita Simon are the editors of this volume which describes the experiences of foreign born adoptees and their families. Countries discussed include the United States, Canada, Norway, West Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands, and Israel. Agency sponsored intercountry adoption (ICA) first began with the end of World War II when European orphans were adopted by American families. This book provides a brief history of intercountry adoption; specifies the rules and procedures employed in the various countries; and evaluates the pros and cons and successes and failures in the seven nations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor each country the book provides information on the number of transracial and intercountry adoptions since the end of World War II (or 1960). It discusses each country's formal statutes on transracial and intercountry adoption, and describes the organizations and\/or social movements advocating such adoptions as well as those opposing them. The editors conclude with a summary, drawn from the case studies, which assesses the successes and failures of the adoption policies and experiences. Compiled by leading scholars in the adoption field, this volume is designed for use by social workers, adoption agencies, sociologists, and psychologists.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHOWARD ALTSTEIN is Dean and Professor in the School of Social Work and Urban Planning at the University of Maryland. He has co-authored (with Rita Simon) three books on transracial adoption: Transracial Adoption\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRITA J. SIMON is a Sociologist and University Professor at the School of Public Affairs and the College of Law at American University. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Jury System in America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Opinion and the Immigrant\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWomen and Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Defense of Insanity\u003c\/i\u003e. Doctors Simon and Altstein are leading researchers and scholars in transracial and intercountry adoption. Their last book \u003ci\u003eTransracial Adoptees and Their Families\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Praeger in 1987.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 20, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47225195167993,"sku":"9780275932879","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WFEwMVFPejNDM1ZIcWpyTXNPeldnUT09.webp?v=1768242091","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/intercountry-adoption-a-multinational-perspective-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}