Pre-Owned Family Matters: Secrecy and Disclosure in the History of Adoption (Hardcover) 0674796683 9780674796683

This work looks at the history of adoption in American society and reveals how the practice and attitudes about it have evolved from colonial days to the 1990s. The author argues that it is ever more apparent that secrecy and disclosure are the defining issues in American adoptions. He discovers that openess used to be the norm before World War II and that this ceased due to a convergence of several unusual cultural, demographic, and social trends.

Title: Family Matters: Secrecy and Disclosure in the History of Adoption ISBN10: 0674796683 EAN: 9780674796683 Author: Carp, E. Wayne CONDITION - GOOD - Pre-Owned - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include 'From the library of' labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included.