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When faced with deciding which child to give up, families most often gave away
children who would not be able to provide future support to the family: girls and
children with disabilities.
The harsh implementation of the one-child policy lessened in the 1980s and 1990s
and in the 2000s, forced sterilizations and abortions were banned. Because of the
easing of policy regulation, the demographic of Chinese orphanages changed in
recent years, showing a decreasing number of female infants and a larger number of
older children and children with disabilities (HoltInternational.com). Unfortunately,
stories of forced abortions in rural areas have surfaced in the last two years and
according to population officials, the one-child policy will be in effect for at least
another decade (Yardley, 2008).
While over 100 different countries were represented among international adoptees
in 2001, more than half of the children came from only five countries (The Adoption
Institute). In 1990, the primary sender nation was Korea. At the time, 37 percent of
adopted children were Korean with Columbia trailing far behind in second place with
only nine percent. In 2001, Korea’s percentage of children adopted by U.S. citizens
dropped down to 10 percent while China and Russia rose to 25 and 22 percent
respectively. Today, China is still the leading country from which American citizens
adopt, and in four years, Ethiopia jumped from the seventh to the second (U.S.
Department of State).
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 38 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 26 When faced with deciding which child to give up, families most often gave away children who would not be able to provide future support to the family: girls and children with disabilities. The harsh implementation of the one-child policy lessened in the 1980s and 1990s and in the 2000s, forced sterilizations and abortions were banned. Because of the easing of policy regulation, the demographic of Chinese orphanages changed in recent years, showing a decreasing number of female infants and a larger number of older children and children with disabilities (HoltInternational.com). Unfortunately, stories of forced abortions in rural areas have surfaced in the last two years and according to population officials, the one-child policy will be in effect for at least another decade (Yardley, 2008). While over 100 different countries were represented among international adoptees in 2001, more than half of the children came from only five countries (The Adoption Institute). In 1990, the primary sender nation was Korea. At the time, 37 percent of adopted children were Korean with Columbia trailing far behind in second place with only nine percent. In 2001, Korea’s percentage of children adopted by U.S. citizens dropped down to 10 percent while China and Russia rose to 25 and 22 percent respectively. Today, China is still the leading country from which American citizens adopt, and in four years, Ethiopia jumped from the seventh to the second (U.S. Department of State). |
