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also detail the risks involved with international adoption. Governments around the world
have their own role to play in improving international adoption regulations but there is no
guarantee as to when each sending country will move forward with the process. The
following recommendations are focused on improving the international adoption process
at the individual level.
Well-informed people tend to make better, smarter decisions; therefore, well-informed
potential adoptive parents will be equipped to make better decisions regarding
whether or not international adoption is the best option for their family. There is an
overwhelming amount of information about international adoption in journals, books,
magazines and the Internet. It is fairly easy to find information that supports what a
person already believes. There is a need in the international adoption for a neutral voice
that presents facts rather than opinion. Potential adoptive parents should be presented
with the facts about international adoption, good and bad.
Based on the research provided in this paper, the author believes that the first step
in mitigating the negative stigma in international adoption is providing a neutral,
unbiased, all-encompassing source of information that provides history and current news
on international adoption. By partnering with an established, well-known website such as
Ellen Herman’s The Adoption History Project, this international adoption micro-site
would provide a comprehensive database of facts about the system so that those
interested in international adoption can make well-informed decisions regarding if and
how they should to proceed. An informational booklet should accompany the website,
one that could be requested directly from the site. Since long documents can be difficult
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 68 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 56 also detail the risks involved with international adoption. Governments around the world have their own role to play in improving international adoption regulations but there is no guarantee as to when each sending country will move forward with the process. The following recommendations are focused on improving the international adoption process at the individual level. Well-informed people tend to make better, smarter decisions; therefore, well-informed potential adoptive parents will be equipped to make better decisions regarding whether or not international adoption is the best option for their family. There is an overwhelming amount of information about international adoption in journals, books, magazines and the Internet. It is fairly easy to find information that supports what a person already believes. There is a need in the international adoption for a neutral voice that presents facts rather than opinion. Potential adoptive parents should be presented with the facts about international adoption, good and bad. Based on the research provided in this paper, the author believes that the first step in mitigating the negative stigma in international adoption is providing a neutral, unbiased, all-encompassing source of information that provides history and current news on international adoption. By partnering with an established, well-known website such as Ellen Herman’s The Adoption History Project, this international adoption micro-site would provide a comprehensive database of facts about the system so that those interested in international adoption can make well-informed decisions regarding if and how they should to proceed. An informational booklet should accompany the website, one that could be requested directly from the site. Since long documents can be difficult |
