TY - JOUR
T1 - Open Adoptions
T2 - Practice and Policy Issues
AU - McRoy, Ruth G.
AU - Grotevant, Harold D.
PY - 1988/6/1
Y1 - 1988/6/1
N2 - This article provides an overview of the controversy surrounding openness in adoptions practice and discusses the open options which many adoption agencies are currently offering adoptive and birth parents. The findings of an exploratory study which examine the impact of traditional, semi-open and fully-disclosed adoptions on adoptive and birth parents are presented. The risks and benefits of each type of adoption are described and policy and practice implications are discussed.
AB - This article provides an overview of the controversy surrounding openness in adoptions practice and discusses the open options which many adoption agencies are currently offering adoptive and birth parents. The findings of an exploratory study which examine the impact of traditional, semi-open and fully-disclosed adoptions on adoptive and birth parents are presented. The risks and benefits of each type of adoption are described and policy and practice implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1300/J291v06n01_09
DO - 10.1300/J291v06n01_09
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000172657
SN - 0276-3850
VL - 6
SP - 119
EP - 132
JO - Journal of Social Work and Human Sexuality
JF - Journal of Social Work and Human Sexuality
IS - 1
ER -