Fathers, mothers and marriages: What shapes adoption conversations in families with young adopted children?

Adoption Quarterly

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-23

  Freeark, Kristine ^a   Rosenblum, Katherine L ^a   Hus, Vanessa H ^b   Root, Briana L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption dialogue; Adoptive family communication; Early childhood; Parenting

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749162930     PISSN: 10926755     EISSN: 1544452X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926750802291393     Document Type: Article

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