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Adopted Children

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Abstract

Excerpt

Adoption is the legal transfer of parental rights and responsibilities over the care of a child from the birth parents to other adult(s), who will then raise the child. The adoption of children by non-biologically-related adults has a long and complicated history in both the United States and around the world. Over time awareness of adopted individuals, adoptive families, and birth parents and families has increased; all three groups known as the adoption triad, or adoption kinship network.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationEssays in Developmental Psychology
StatePublished - Jan 1 2020

Keywords

  • adopted children
  • adopted individuals
  • adoption kinship network
  • adoption triad
  • adoptive families
  • birth parents and families
  • non-biologically-related adults

Disciplines

  • Psychology

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