Adoptees and adoptive families: an exploration of the formation of the legal family, the stigma of adoption, and the decision to search
<p>In this thesis I utilize sociological theories on deviance, published research on adoption, and surveys of 41 adoptees and 15 adoptive parents in order to address four primary questions:</p> <p> 1.What factors have influenced adoption historically, and continue to influence curr...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/43149 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06112009-063342/ |