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Why is it important?
Research is important wherever there is an imbalance of power and where voices are silent or overlooked and when others speak for them.
Perspectives
Intercountry adoption is not always the pleasant experience I first imagined it would be. The reality is there are issues of power and disadvantage and many assumptions that need greater attention in research.
Dr Patricia Fronek
Griffith University
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This page is a summary of: Review of Sociological Literature on Intercountry Adoption, Social Policy and Society, April 2012, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s1474746412000140.
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Resources
The future of intercountry adoption: A paradigm shift for this century
Fronek, P. & Cuthbert, D. (2012). The future of inter-country adoption: a paradigm shift for this century. International Journal of Social Welfare. 21(2), 215-224. doiI:10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00799.x
Intercountry adoption: Privilege, rights and social justice
http://www.cambridgescholars.com/the-intercountry-adoption-debate Fronek, P., Cuthbert, D., & Willing, I. (2015). Intercountry adoption: Privilege, rights and social justice. In R. L. Ballard, N. H. Goodno, R. F. Cochran & J. A. Milbrandt (Eds.), The intercountry adoption debate: Dialogues across disciplines (pp. 348-365): Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
History repeating…Disaster -related intercountry adoption and the psycho-social care of children
Fronek, P., & Cuthbert, D. (2012). History Repeating...Disaster-Related Intercountry Adoption and the Psychosocial Care of Children. Social Policy and Society, 11(3), 429-442. doi:10.1017/S1474746412000103
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