The portrayal of the adopted child in British newspapers and magazines

Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 318-322

  Maxwell, Maureen ^a   Cook, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

abuse; adopted child; adoption; attachment; media portrayal; neglect; trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907590318     PISSN: 17450128     EISSN: 17450136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450128.2014.947350     Document Type: Article

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