Blue-Ribbon Babies and Labors of Love: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Adoption Practice

(Part of the Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series Series)

by Christine Ward Gailey

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Most Americans assume that shared genes or blood relationships provide the strongest basis for family. What can adoption tell us about this widespread belief and American kinship in general? Blue-Ribbon Babies and Labors of Love examines the ways class, gender, and race shape public and private adoption in the United States. Christine Ward Gailey analyzes the controversies surrounding international, public, and transracial adoption, and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0292725701

ISBN13:9780292725706

Release Date:January 2010

Publisher:University of Texas Press

Length:199 Pages

Weight:0.75 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Related Subjects

Adoption Marriage & Family Parenting & Relationships Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences

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Blue-Ribbon Babies and Labors of Love: Race, Class, and Gender in U.S. Adoption Practice

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