Little Strangers: Portrayals of Adoption and Foster Care in America, 1850-1929

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When Massachusetts passed America's first comprehensive adoption law in 1851, the usual motive for taking in an unrelated child was presumed to be the need for cheap labor. But by 1929--the first year that every state had an adoption law--the adoptee's main function was seen as emotional. Little Strangers examines the representations of adoption and foster care produced over the intervening years. Claudia Nelson argues that adoption texts reflect...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0253342244

ISBN13:9780253342249

Release Date:May 2003

Publisher:Indiana University Press

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.13 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.7"

Related Subjects

Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Parenting & Relationships Social Science Social Sciences Social Work

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Little Strangers: Portrayals of Adoption and Foster Care in America, 1850-1929

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