02584nam 22005774a 450 991045585910332120200520144314.01-283-90405-51-84642-363-5(CKB)111087028264816(EBL)290781(OCoLC)437178127(SSID)ssj0000112600(PQKBManifestationID)11129199(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000112600(PQKBWorkID)10086939(PQKB)10440156(MiAaPQ)EBC290781(Au-PeEL)EBL290781(CaPaEBR)ebr10064458(CaONFJC)MIL421655(EXLCZ)9911108702826481620020909d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBirth fathers and their adoption experiences[electronic resource] /Gary ClaptonLondon ;Philadelphia Jessica Kingsley Publishers20031 online resource (239 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84985-028-3 1-84310-012-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and indexes.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 IndexWritten in an accessible style with insights into adoption and social work practice past and present, Birth Fathers and their Adoption Experiences offers a vital new perspective on understanding the causes and consequences of adoption, and makes positive suggestions for working with those whom it affects.AdoptionGreat BritainFatherhoodGreat BritainElectronic books.AdoptionFatherhood306.874/2Clapton Gary1948-931151MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455859103321Birth fathers and their adoption experiences2094774UNINA