In more in depth research of my topic, at this point I am leaning towards the problems and difficulties for adoptive parents associated with international adoption. There are many people who have a lot to say about international adoption with recent international happenings. These people also include adoptive parents who have first hand experience when it comes to dealing with the agencies and the emotional struggles that are involved.
The first source I have chosen to use is Interventions for Internationally Adopted Children and Families: A Review of the Literature written by Janet A. Welsh, Andres G. Viana, Stephen A. Petrill, and Matthew D. Mathias. This article comes from the Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal which publishes articles that deal with children and teenagers and their families. I believe this to be a source of quality because it focuses on all children and teenagers - not just adoptees. Therefore, they have credible information to compare their research and findings about adoptees to.
The second source I have chosen to use, Strengthen Supports for International Adoption, comes from Kathleen L. Whitten who is a visiting lecturer at Georgia State University and is the author of Labor of the Heart: A parent's Gide to Decisions and Emotions in Adoption." I believe this source to be credible because her information is trusted by a university and she has a published book focused on dealings with adoption.
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Good sourcing. There is a lot of drama going on all over the world with adoptions right now which makes this a very relevant topic. Look for adoptions with natural disaster victims. There is a bunch of articles on this because children are being pushed into homes due to the lack of living arrangements in places like Haiti.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip on the children in Haiti. It's so sad to see all these innocent children in such a difficult position that they can't even begin to understand.
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