Birth Fathers and their Adoption Experiences

Gary Clapton

Paperback: £19.99 / $36.95

2002, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 240pp
ISBN: 978-1-84310-012-6, BIC 2: JKSB1 JHBK

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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. Pregnancy and Birth. 6. The Adoption. 7. Life After Adoption. 8.Birth Father and Child: Towards Meeting and the Meanings of Contact. Part 3. Birth Father Narratives: The Implications. 9. Understanding Men and Fathers. 10. Working with Fathers. References. Index.

Author information

• Gary Clapton

Subject areas

• Working with Children and Families

Keywords

• adoption,
• fostering

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