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• Present the facts on recent cases of trafficking in the area or lack thereof.
• Specific examples should be used to show what certain agencies are doing differently
to combat baby sales and trafficking
The goal of this informative booklet and website is to prepare potential adoptive parents
for some of the joys and challenges of international adoption. The information should
factual but not overwhelming and should provide clear, concise, unbiased insight into the
entire international adoption process.
There does not seem to be a clear-cut answer as to whether or not international
adoption is a system that was initially set up for the best interest of the child. Over the
years, the positive and negative impacts involved in the process have produced a
perplexing array of possible outcomes for the children involved. While adoption is often
viewed as a simple resolution to the plight of an abandoned or orphaned child, there are
deep-rooted social and psychological side effects that must be acknowledged and
attributed to removing a child from his biological family. International adoption further
complicates these effects by adding the complexities of cultural heritage, language and
religion into the already overwhelming mix. Presenting potential adoptive parents with a
booklet of information that guides them through the process while giving them further
insight into this complicated system will not only benefit individuals hoping to adopt, but
also the children abroad to whom international adoption affects the most.
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 72 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 60 • Present the facts on recent cases of trafficking in the area or lack thereof. • Specific examples should be used to show what certain agencies are doing differently to combat baby sales and trafficking The goal of this informative booklet and website is to prepare potential adoptive parents for some of the joys and challenges of international adoption. The information should factual but not overwhelming and should provide clear, concise, unbiased insight into the entire international adoption process. There does not seem to be a clear-cut answer as to whether or not international adoption is a system that was initially set up for the best interest of the child. Over the years, the positive and negative impacts involved in the process have produced a perplexing array of possible outcomes for the children involved. While adoption is often viewed as a simple resolution to the plight of an abandoned or orphaned child, there are deep-rooted social and psychological side effects that must be acknowledged and attributed to removing a child from his biological family. International adoption further complicates these effects by adding the complexities of cultural heritage, language and religion into the already overwhelming mix. Presenting potential adoptive parents with a booklet of information that guides them through the process while giving them further insight into this complicated system will not only benefit individuals hoping to adopt, but also the children abroad to whom international adoption affects the most. |
