Adoptive Parenthood in Hong KongThis title was first published in 2001. A systematic study of non-relative adoption in Hong Kong. It examines the changing profile of non-relative adoption between 1987 and 1993, from the author's analysis of 486 case files. Characteristics of the adoptive parents, adopted children and their birth parents are presented in descriptive statistics. Three predictors of adoption stresses are identified. Adjustment in adoption and threat to parental entitlement were positively related to adoption stress; parental education was negatively related to it. Apart from being more stressful, Chinese adopters were found to be significantly different from non-Chinese for having a lower level of acknowledgement of difference. They are more worrisome over the relationship with birth parents, are less ready to reveal adoption, have better adoptive parent-child relationship, and possess higher levels of personal qualities. The findings of the study suggest that a post-legal adoption service is urgently needed. |
Contents
List of Tables | |
Stresses and Issues in Parenthood | |
Adoption in the Family and Child Welfare Context | |
Issues in Adoptive Parenthood and Conceptual Framework | |
Methodology | |
Ethnographic Insights and Hypotheses for Testing | |
Profiles of Adoptive Parents Adoptive Children and Birth Parents | |
Demographic Data of Respondent Adoptive Families | |
Stresses and Patterns of Coping | |
Discussion and Recommendations | |
Bibliography | |
Semistructured Interview Guide for the Ethnographic | |
Profile of Adoptive Parents | |
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Adjustment in Adoption adopted child adopted children adopting special needs adoption in Hong Adoption Stress Adoption Unit adoptive families adoptive fathers adoptive parenthood adoptive relationship adoptive status behaviour biological children birth mothers birth parents Brodzinsky Caucasian cent Child Welfare Chinese adoptive parents closed adoption Coping in Adoption couples crisis cross-cultural adoption cultural disagree emotional ethnic ethnographic experience less stress experience more stress fact of adoption Factors mediating Coping family life cycle Fanshel foster foster care Hong Kong Hypothesis infertility issues kinship major meta-emotion mutual-aid organization non-Chinese adopters Nontraditional Adoption open adoption parent-child relationship parents in Hong participant observation permanency planning personal qualities placement post-legal problems profile study relinquished remained neutral reported role small number social stigma Social Welfare Department social workers special needs adoption special needs children spouse stress in adoptive study of adoption subscales transition to parenthood transracial adopters variables York