Adoption Nation How The Adoption Revolution Is Transforming America

by Adam Pertman

Paperback, 2001

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Adoption is both sweeping the nation and changing it, accelerating our transformation into a more multicultural and multiethnic country and helping to redefine our understanding of "family." Adoption Nation is essential reading for adoptive families, for anyone contemplating adopting a child, and for everyone touched by this extraordinary cultural transformation.

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Adoption (General), Professional Materials

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Basic Books (2001), Edition: Reprint, 368 pages

Language

English

Original language

English

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ISBN

0465056512 / 9780465056514

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368 p.; 5.3 inches

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