Kirton, Derek (2019) Adoption wars: inequality, child welfare and (social) justice. Families, Relationships and Societies, 9 (2). pp. 253-268. ISSN 2046-7435. E-ISSN 2046-7443. (doi:10.1332/204674319X15492792975248) (KAR id:72141)
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Abstract
This article analyses the conflicts over adoption in England, focusing primarily on the reform programme during the years of coalition and subsequent Conservative governments, but recognising important historical antecedents and wider contexts. Various facets of adoption policy are considered, including processes through which children become available for adoption, alternative avenues for ‘permanence’, legal contestation, ‘openness’, approval of adoptive parents and the organisation of the adoption system. These, in turn, are examined in the contexts of inequalities and (social) justice, and future prospects are considered. It is argued that while ‘adoption wars’ have their own distinct features, they demonstrate significant alignment with the wider ‘culture wars’ between conservative/orthodox and liberal/progressive values.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1332/204674319X15492792975248 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | adoption; child welfare; inequality; social justice |
Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research |
Depositing User: | Derek Kirton |
Date Deposited: | 04 Feb 2019 09:48 UTC |
Last Modified: | 05 Nov 2024 12:34 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/72141 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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