The role of faith in adoption: Achieving positive adoption outcomes for african american children

Child Welfare

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 99-123

  Belanger, Kathleen ^a   Copeland, Sam ^a   Cheung, Monit ^b  

^a STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOPTION; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOPTION; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD WELFARE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PARENTING; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SPIRITUALITY; TEXAS;

EID: 58149384349     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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