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Chapter I. The History of Adoption
Adoption, the act of establishing a person as parent to one who is not in fact or in law his
child. –Encyclopedia Britannica
The methodology of adoption has evolved incredibly over the years shifting focus from
child, to parent, and eventually back to child again in current day. The intricate historical
details that are apart of the fundamental roots of this system weave an intriguing trail of
stories and legitimate reasoning for the implementation of adoption.
The practice of adoption dates back thousands of years, with the oldest set of
preserved adoption laws written circa 1787 B.C. The Code of Hammurabi was the
Babylonian law code proclaimed by then-leader, Hammurabi. This code of laws, which
is now displayed at The Louvre in Paris, is the earliest-known example of a leader setting
forth rules that govern a body of people (Horne, 1915). Adoption was taken very
seriously during this time, with severe consequences for disobeying the laws set in place.
Out of the 282 laws written, eight of them address different forms of adoption:
185: If a man adopt a child and to his name as son, and rear him, this grown son
can not be demanded back again.
186: If a man adopt a son, and if after he has taken him he injure his foster father
and mother, then this adopted son shall return to his father's house.
188: If an artizan has undertaken to rear a child and teaches him his craft, he can
not be demanded back.
189: If he has not taught him his craft, this adopted son may return to his father's
house.
190: If a man does not maintain a child that he has adopted as a son and reared
with his other children, then his adopted son may return to his father's
house.
191: If a man, who had adopted a son and reared him, founded a household, and
had children, wish to put this adopted son out, then this son shall not
simply go his way. His adoptive father shall give him of his wealth one-third
of a child's portion, and then he may go. He shall not give him of the
field, garden, and house
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 |
Description
| Title | Page 16 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 4 Chapter I. The History of Adoption Adoption, the act of establishing a person as parent to one who is not in fact or in law his child. –Encyclopedia Britannica The methodology of adoption has evolved incredibly over the years shifting focus from child, to parent, and eventually back to child again in current day. The intricate historical details that are apart of the fundamental roots of this system weave an intriguing trail of stories and legitimate reasoning for the implementation of adoption. The practice of adoption dates back thousands of years, with the oldest set of preserved adoption laws written circa 1787 B.C. The Code of Hammurabi was the Babylonian law code proclaimed by then-leader, Hammurabi. This code of laws, which is now displayed at The Louvre in Paris, is the earliest-known example of a leader setting forth rules that govern a body of people (Horne, 1915). Adoption was taken very seriously during this time, with severe consequences for disobeying the laws set in place. Out of the 282 laws written, eight of them address different forms of adoption: 185: If a man adopt a child and to his name as son, and rear him, this grown son can not be demanded back again. 186: If a man adopt a son, and if after he has taken him he injure his foster father and mother, then this adopted son shall return to his father's house. 188: If an artizan has undertaken to rear a child and teaches him his craft, he can not be demanded back. 189: If he has not taught him his craft, this adopted son may return to his father's house. 190: If a man does not maintain a child that he has adopted as a son and reared with his other children, then his adopted son may return to his father's house. 191: If a man, who had adopted a son and reared him, founded a household, and had children, wish to put this adopted son out, then this son shall not simply go his way. His adoptive father shall give him of his wealth one-third of a child's portion, and then he may go. He shall not give him of the field, garden, and house |
