Making kinship in the wake of history: Gendered violence and older child adoption

Identities

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-292

  Gailey, Christine Ward ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Foster care; Gendered violence; Kinship; United States

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; GENDER ROLE; KINSHIP;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032448401     PISSN: 1070289X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1070289X.1998.9962617     Document Type: Article

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