ISBN:
0585480397
,
9780585480398
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (237 p.)
,
ill.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Birth fathers and their adoption experiences
DDC:
306.8742
Keywords:
Fatherhood Great Britain
;
Adoption Great Britain
;
Great Britain
;
Fatherhood
;
Adoption
;
Adoption
;
Fatherhood
;
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS ; Parenting ; Fatherhood
;
Adoption
;
Fatherhood
;
Sociology: Family & Relationships
;
Great Britain
;
Electronic books
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
Acknowledgements; Part 1 Introduction: Adoption and Birth Parents, Birth Fathers and Fatherhood; 1. Introduction; 2. Adoption and Birth Parents: From Out of the Shadows; 3. Birth Fathers: What do we know?; 4. Fatherhood Today; Part 2 The Life Experiences of Birth Fathers; 5. The Birth Fathers, the Pregnancy and the Birth of the Child; 6. The Adoption; 7. Life After Adoption; 8. Birth Father and Child: Towards Meeting and Meanings of Contact; Part 3 Birth Father Narratives: The Implications; 9. Understanding Men and Fathers; 10. Working Fathers; References; Subject Index; Author Index.
Abstract:
Virtually all literature about birth parents of adopted children has focused on mothers. In this pioneering study, Gary Clapton gives us a fresh perspective: he recounts the experiences of thirty birth fathers separated from their children at birth. Discussing different notions of fatherhood, such as biological paternity, social fatherhood, sperm donorship and the 'father figure', this informative book - the first on birth fathers in adoption - brings new light to issues such as the decision to give up a child for adoption, the child's desire to find his or her birth parents, and the facilitat
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and indexes. - Description based on print version record
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