{"product_id":"9781349706945","title":"Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life: The De-Kinning of First Mothers","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life: The De-Kinning of First Mothers\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHögbacka, Riitta\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book looks at the simultaneous processes of making and  un-making of families that are part of the adoption practice. Whereas most  studies on transnational adoption concentrate on the adoptive family, the  author identifies not only the happy occasion when a family gains a child, but  also the sorrow and loss of the child to its family of origin. Situating  transnational adoption in the context of the Global North-South divide, Hogbacka  investigates the devastating effects of unequal life chances and asymmetrical  power relations on the adoption process and on the mothers whose children are  adopted. Based on unique primary material gathered in in-depth interviews  with South African families of origin and Finnish adoptive families, the book  investigates the decision-making processes of both sets of parents and the  encounters between them. The first mothers' narratives are juxtaposed  with those of the adopters and of the adoption social workers who act on the  principles of the wider adoption system. Concluding with a critique of the  Global Northism that exemplifies current practices, Hogbacka sketches the  contours of a more just approach to transnational adoption that would shatter rather  than perpetuate inequality. The book can also be read as an expose of the  consequences of current inequalities for poor families. Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption will be of interest to students and scholars of adoption studies,  family and kinship, sociology, anthropology, social work and development.  \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2020-11-04\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781349706945\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1057\/978-1-137-52476-8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 282\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44752444555404,"sku":"9781349706945","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781349706945.jpg?v=1775921701","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781349706945","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}