The role of 'family practices' and 'displays of family' in the creation of adoptive kinship

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 40-56

  Jones, Chris ^a   Hackett, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adoption; family practices; kinship; openness

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251487806     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq017     Document Type: Article

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