Why are so many u.S. Families adopting internationally?:A social exchange perspective

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 81-97

  Hollingsworth, Leslie ^a   Ruffin, Verlie Mae ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Michigan Federation of Private Child and Family Agencies ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Intercountry adoption; International adoption; Social exchange theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009628925     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v06n01_06     Document Type: Article

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