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iv
Table of Contents
Dedication ii
Acknowledgements iii
List of Tables vi
List of Figures vii
Abstract viii
Preface | Personal Observations ix
Introduction 1
Chapter I: History of Adoption 4
Chapter II: Adoption in the United States 9
Adoption Agencies and Child Care 11
Transracial Adoption 14
Chapter III: International Adoption in the United States 18
World War II (1939-1945) 19
The Greek Civil War 20
The Korean War 21
The Vietnam War 23
Poverty in Guatemala 23
Eastern Europe: Romania and the dissolution of the Soviet Union 24
Population Control and Poverty in China 25
International Policies 28
Chapter IV: Literature Review 31
Culture Clash 31
− International and Interracial Adoption 34
Nature vs. Nurture: The timeless debate continues 36
The Dark Side: Inducement, extortion and stolen babies 38
− Guatemala 39
− Romania 41
− China 42
Chapter V: Research Analysis 49
The Future of International Adoption 52
Object Description
| Title | Babies without borders: exploring perceptions of international adoption |
| Author | Roberts, Nicole Marie |
| Author email | n.roberts@ymail.com; simplynicolemarie@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Strategic Public Relations |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-31 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-05-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Floto, Jennifer D. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Lynch, Brenda Thorson, Kjerstin |
| Abstract | International adoption is an incredibly complex and hotly debated issue. In an effort to understand the roots of the system, the author delves deep into the history of adoption and the transition to international adoption in the United States while examining the perceptions of the system today.; Using public relations techniques, the author offers communication-based recommendations that will help mitigate any stigma so that international adoptions continue without the negative undertones that are often associated with the idea of adopting from another country. |
| Keyword | adoption; international adoption |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA; Greece; Korea; Vietnam; Guatemala; Romania; USSR; China |
| Coverage date | 1939/2009 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3877 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Roberts, Nicole Marie |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Roberts-4524 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Roberts-4524.pdf |
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| Title | Page 4 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | iv Table of Contents Dedication ii Acknowledgements iii List of Tables vi List of Figures vii Abstract viii Preface | Personal Observations ix Introduction 1 Chapter I: History of Adoption 4 Chapter II: Adoption in the United States 9 Adoption Agencies and Child Care 11 Transracial Adoption 14 Chapter III: International Adoption in the United States 18 World War II (1939-1945) 19 The Greek Civil War 20 The Korean War 21 The Vietnam War 23 Poverty in Guatemala 23 Eastern Europe: Romania and the dissolution of the Soviet Union 24 Population Control and Poverty in China 25 International Policies 28 Chapter IV: Literature Review 31 Culture Clash 31 − International and Interracial Adoption 34 Nature vs. Nurture: The timeless debate continues 36 The Dark Side: Inducement, extortion and stolen babies 38 − Guatemala 39 − Romania 41 − China 42 Chapter V: Research Analysis 49 The Future of International Adoption 52 |
