Factors influencing African American adoptive parents' attitudes toward open adoption

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 63-79

  Smith McKeever, Chedgzysey ^a  

^a Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption agency practices; African American adoption; Open adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750364232     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J051v14n03_04     Document Type: Article

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