Making Families Through Adoption — Riley & VanVleet Biography Focusing on the important

Focusing on the important

Goodyear III

Hardcover | ISBN: 9780262029025 | 136 pp

87 color/19 b&w illustrations

Making Families Through Adoption — Riley & VanVleet Biography Focusing on the importantBy Nancy E. Riley, Professor of Sociology and Krista E. Van Vleet, Associate Professor of Anthropology This text provides both a comprehensive look at adoption practices in the United States and in other cultures, providing insights into the practices and ideology of kinship and family. The subject of adoption allows a window into discussions of what constitutes family or kin; the role of biological connectedness; oversight of parenting practices by