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Title: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adoption (Complete Idiot's Guides) by Christine A. Adamec, Chris Adamec, Chris Adamac, William Pierce ISBN: 0-02-862108-5 Publisher: Alpha Books Pub. Date: January, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: A good starting point...
Comment: If you are just thinking of adopting and have no idea where to begin, this is a great book. It gives details about many different types of adoption. It could really help you decide whether to go through government agencies, private agencies or international. If you have already narrowed your scope, then it is better to get a book specific to the type of adoption that you are pursuing, otherwise there will be many chapters of this book that you will skip.
Rating: 4
Summary: Let's not be idiots
Comment: I admire any author who compiles as overwhelming an amount of information as this book and also makes the book fun to read with its various insets and short, punchy chapters. But let's not be idiots. We're told that 'Sometimes you may be paying for the birthmother's living expenses or her medical expenses, too. But you are not paying for your child.' Adoption is now the largest unregulated industry in the U.S. An industry analysis of Fertility Clinics and Adoption Services by Marketdata Enterprises of Tampa, Florida, has placed a $1.4 billion value on adoption services in the U.S., with a projected annual growth rate of 11.5% to 2004. Religious agencies charge from a few hundred dollars to $10,000 or more; non-denominational private agencies charge $10,000 to $20,000; independent (private) adoption costs a few thousand dollars to $50,000, public agencies charge nothing, except attorney fees to finalize adoption. Color plays a major role in adoption. White infants cost as much as $50,000 in prominent and elite agencies. A child from China costs $18,000, from Vietnam $22,000, from Russia $14,000 and an African-American costs $8,000. While the baby-sales flourish in cyberspace, there are plenty of places on terra firma where they flourish, too. Marketdata's analysis describes adoptions as "complex, and stories of unscrupulous operators abound in this loosely regulated field."
The author paints a rosy picture of adoption. 'Most adopted children grow up healthy and well-adjusted. . . most real-life adoptions are positive.' Yet, there exist data showing consistent negative trends in adoption mental health and well-being. The 1996 Search Institute review of the Growing Up Adopted study is devastating news for all members in the adoption triad and cause for serious reflection. This study was the largest research ever conducted of adoptive families in the U.S., involving 715 families. If you are interested look up Sheridan, Tim (Foreword). "Relatedness Deprivation: A Review of The Search Institute Study of Adopted Adolescents and Non Adopted Siblings." August 1996. Last edited 11/2001. On-line: http://www.netaxs.com/~sparky/adoption/sir.htm.
But prospective adoptive parents should not be discouraged by alarming data. Proceed carefully and with as much knowledge as possible. Our own adoption continues to be a very positive experience (including with our birthmother), and I know several adoptive families who too are happy and have well-adjusted children.
Gisela Gasper Fitzgerald, author of ADOPTION: An Open, Semi-Open or Closed Practice?
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent book!!...
Comment: When beginning our adoption process this book was a life saver! It helped us figure out which adoption journey was best for us and explained each part of the process. It is an easy read and a perfect place to start when researching adoption. I have referred it to all my friends that are considering adoption and they have all raved about it as well. I referred to this book all throughout our process. It was definitely the best book I bought on adoptions. We are now the proud parents of a little angel from Russia and are currently waiting for another angel from Russia. If you're in the process of adopting, either domestically or internationally, buy this book, you'll be glad you did!
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Title: Adopting After Infertility by Patricia Irwin Johnston ISBN: 0944934102 Publisher: Perspectives Press Pub. Date: November, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Adoption Resource Book, 4th edition : 4th Edition by Lois Gilman ISBN: 0062733613 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Essential Adoption Handbook by Colleen Alexander-Roberts ISBN: 0878338403 Publisher: Taylor Pub Pub. Date: December, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: How to Adopt Internationally: A Guide for Agency-Directed and Independent Adoptions, Revised and Updated Edition for 2003 by Jean Nelson Erichsen, Heino R. Erichsen ISBN: 094035215X Publisher: Mesa House Pub Pub. Date: 03 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: Adopting in America: How to Adopt Within One Year. by Randall Hicks, Randall B. Hicks ISBN: 0963163876 Publisher: SCB Distributors Pub. Date: February, 1999 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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