Adoptive identity addresses these questions:“Who am I as an adopted person?” and “What
does being adopted mean to me, and how does this fit into my understanding of my self …

In the first study of comparative direct-democracy, Laurent Bernhard explores the nature of
direct-democratic campaigning in Switzerland. The author examines four policy areas …

Bringing together different strands of social analysis-the work on violence and subjectivity,
legal anthropology and studies on kinship practices-, I propose in this article to treat a …

This article developed out of a conversation at a conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the
'Encontro Circulacao de Criancas'(The Circulation of Children), which explored questions …

Family-making in America is in a state of flux—the ways people compose their families is
changing, including those who choose to adopt. Broken Links, Enduring Ties is a …

Adoption and foster care is a new and burgeoning area of historical and interdisciplinary
research. Too often, however, birth parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, social workers …

Between 1930 and the mid-1970s, several thousand Canadian-born children were adopted
by families in the United States. At times, adopting across the border was a strategy used to …

Critical consciousness models illuminate processes by which marginalized groups develop
awareness about oppressive systems and structures both individually and collectively to …

“Baby safe haven” laws, which allow a parent to relinquish a newborn baby legally and
anonymously at a specified institutional location—such as a hospital or fire station—were …

Esta tesis doctoral describe y analiza el proceso de conformación y configuración de lo que,
inspirada en el concepto de Pierre Bourdieu, denominé el campo de la búsqueda de los …