000346166 000__ 02402cam\a2200337Ia\4500 000346166 001__ 346166 000346166 005__ 20210513124727.0 000346166 008__ 100520s2009\\\\nyuab\\\\b\\\\000\0\eng\d 000346166 010__ $$a 2010398650 000346166 020__ $$a9789211514667 (pbk.) 000346166 020__ $$a9211514665 (pbk.) 000346166 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn623468916 000346166 040__ $$aTPH$$cTPH$$dTPH$$dCBU$$dCOD$$dWAU$$dUIU$$dDLC$$dYDXCP 000346166 049__ $$aISEA 000346166 050_4 $$aHV875$$b.U55 2009 000346166 08204 $$a362.734$$222 000346166 086__ $$aST/ESA/SER.A/292$$2undocs 000346166 24500 $$aChild adoption :$$btrends and policies /$$cDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 000346166 260__ $$aNew York :$$bUnited Nations,$$c2009. 000346166 300__ $$axix, 463 p. :$$bill., map ;$$c28 cm. 000346166 500__ $$a"ST/ESA/SER.A/292" 000346166 500__ $$a"United Nations Publication Sales No. E.10.XIII.4"--T.p. verso. 000346166 500__ $$a"Economic & Social Affairs"--Cover. 000346166 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references. 000346166 5050_ $$aHistory and evolution of modern adoption laws -- Adoption in religious law and in traditional societies -- Key features of modern adoption laws -- International, regional and bilateral agreements on intercountry adoption -- Levels and trends in child adoptions -- The characteristics of adoptive children, adoptive parents and birth parents -- The demand for and availability of adoptable children -- A framework for furthering the study of adoption. 000346166 520__ $$a"This study ... presents comparable information for 195 countries. The information presented relates to: adoption policies and legislation; multilateral, regional and bilateral treaties on intercountry adoption; levels and trends of total, domestic and intercountry adoptions, and data on selected demographic characteristics of the individuals involved in an adoption, namely, the adopted person, the adoptive parents and the birth parents. The report surveys recent trends and policies on child adoption while providing the cultural and historical background necessary to understand differences in country practices."--Pref. 000346166 530__ $$aFull text also available online. Address as of 8/16/2010:$$uhttp://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/adoption2010/child_adoption.pdf. 000346166 650_0 $$aAdoption$$xLaw and legislation. 000346166 650_0 $$aAdoption$$xStatistics. 000346166 7102_ $$aUnited Nations.$$bDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs.$$bPopulation Division. 000346166 830_0 $$aPopulation studies (New York, N.Y.) ;$$vno. 292. 000346166 85200 $$bgen$$hHV875$$i.U55$$i2009 000346166 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:346166$$pGLOBAL_SET 000346166 980__ $$aBIB 000346166 980__ $$aBOOK