The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy Adoptive FamilyOrganized around specific questions, theses and arguments, Philosophy of Law: Introducing Jurisprudence helps students get to grips with the fascinating yet often complex realm of legal philosophy.This comprehensive introduction explores fundamental questions about legal systems, legal reasoning, and legal concepts, covering a wide range of topics in jurisprudence including:* Liability* Punishment* Causation* Discretion* Precedent* Constitutional disobedience* The rule of lawPacked with boxed case studies, chapter discussion questions, guides to further reading, a glossary of key terms and online resources for lecturers and students, Jeffery Brand guides the reader through ideas in an accessible way. Philosophy of Law is ideal for use as a core textbook or as a companion to a set of primary sources. |
Contents
A Relationship of Promise | 9 |
How Do Children Enter Our Homes | 27 |
What Builds Healthy Adoptive Families? Ten Critical | 47 |
Copyright | |
9 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
The Whole Life Adoption Book: Realistic Advice for Building a Healthy ... Jayne E. Schooler,Thomas Atwood No preview available - 2008 |
Common terms and phrases
abuse adop ADOPTED ADOLESCENT adopted child adopted children adopted teens adoption experience adoptive parents adults agency asked attachment baby Baby Boomer BARRIERS TO ADJUSTMENT begin behavior birth child birth children birth family birth mother birth parents CHAPTER CHILD COMES HOME CHILDREN ABOUT ADOPTION COMMUNICATING ABOUT ADOPTION coping couples cultural David Brodzinsky David Kirk deal decision develop differences emotional ents family members family of origin father felt foster foster care friends genetic genogram George Barna grandparents GROWING UP ADOPTED HEALTHY ADOPTIVE FAMILIES HEART infant infertility INSIDE AN ADOPTED Jean-Pierre Bourguignon John Trent Kathy knew LABOR lives loss Marian Parker Melinda nurturing older child pain past person prepare problems QUESTIONS FOR SMALL racial reality rejection response role stage struggles talk ted child things Thomas Nelson Publishers tion tive parents told transcultural adoption Unconditional love understand waiting walked Warren County young youngster