Child adoption : trends and policies / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division.
2009
HV875 .U55 2009 (Mapit)
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Title
Child adoption : trends and policies / Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
ISBN
9789211514667 (pbk.)
9211514665 (pbk.)
Publication Details
New York : United Nations, 2009.
Language
English
Description
xix, 463 p. : ill., map ; 28 cm.
Call Number
HV875 .U55 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.734
Summary
"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.
Note
"ST/ESA/SER.A/292"
"United Nations Publication Sales No. E.10.XIII.4"--T.p. verso.
"Economic & Social Affairs"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references.
Available Note
Full text also available online. Address as of 8/16/2010: (http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/adoption2010/child_adoption.pdf.)
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United Nations. Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Population Division.
Series
Population studies (New York, N.Y.) ; no. 292.
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History 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.

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