Adoption through the eyes of adult adoptees.
- 1 July 1985
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 55 (3) , 354-362
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1985.tb03450.x
Abstract
This study presents results of a survey of 100 adopted adults who contacted a social service agency or search group. Their perspectives on the experience of adoption and their reasons for agency contact are compared with recommended adoption practice of a generation ago and with reports from the clinical literature.Keywords
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