Adoption, emotion, and identity: an ethnopsychological perspective on kinship and person in a micronesian society
Auteur :
Rauchholz Rauchholz, Manuel
Éditeur :
Berghahn Books
ISBN :
9781805392545
Date de publication :
2 févr. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Library binding
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Exploring adoption in the Pacific, this book goes beyond the commonplace structural-functional analysis of adoption as a positive “transaction in parenthood.†It examines the effects it has on adoptees inner sense of self, their conflicted emotional lives, and familial relationships that are affected by a personal sense of rejection and not belonging.