- Indicating how there has been a large boom in recent adoption, but with new adoption regulations that force agencies to give all information, there could be a large decrease in adoptions
- Sale does agree to the extent that this is not always a bad thing for parents to know about the child, but even then, there are many cases where disabilities or inhibitions do not present themselves until later. This allows the reader to agree with the author regardless of their stance because it is a statement of fact that there are certain diseases that do not show right away
- Sale goes on to tell a story of a husband and wife who were not told that the two half-brothers they adopted would have attachment disorders. In this story, he informs the audience that the couple wouldn't change the experience they have had. This gives the reader the idea that, even though they may face some hardships, couples often have a very rewarding experience with adopted children with disabilities
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The Opposition
In the research I have been doing, there is not a lot of opposition. Most people agree with the idea that adoption agencies need to provide all information relating to each orphan child. However, in Too Much Information, Anabel Unity Sale argues that providing all of this information could 'mean a much reduced pool of people willing to adopt.' The tools Sale uses to get her point across are:
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that's interesting to think of adoption that way... I never realized how people sometimes liken children with diseases to a defective toy. I guess it's important to know what challenges you'll be facing with this long term commitment.
ReplyDeleteI feel that the people who are trying to adopt the children should have full disclosure on the children and the agency should have full disclosure on the parents who are trying to adopt the child. that way no one is surprised with the outcome of the adoption. it takes special people to adopt a child with developmental disabilities.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe there are people out there who think that all the information on a child should not be given to the family. There obviously are families out there that still take on children with disorders, and give them all the love they can. I think that it should be the families choice whether or not they want to take on that challenge. The thing that I think needs to be watched more carefully , is who are the letting adopt children.
ReplyDeletea good way to presuade people is to use emotion it seems like the writer is good at that.
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