Beyond "adoption"
Despite its prevalence in academic research, formal adoption is actually a specific sort of child placement. The more general phenomenon of the circulation of children could better help us to explain the centrality of minors in broader social milieus, since so-called 'informal' placements...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repository: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:108441 |
| Online Access: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/108441 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.5565/rev/periferia.377 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Circulació de nens Adopció Parentiu Emplaçaments informals Investigació Transcultural Circulation of children Adoption Kinship Informal placements Crosscultural Research Circulación de niños/as Adopción Parentesco Emplazamientos informales Investigación Transcultural |
| Summary: | Despite its prevalence in academic research, formal adoption is actually a specific sort of child placement. The more general phenomenon of the circulation of children could better help us to explain the centrality of minors in broader social milieus, since so-called 'informal' placements do frequently act as productive and reproductive strategies with social cohesion purposes that go far beyond the specificity of the punctual child transfer. These forms of child mobility are commonly found in many cultures, including our own in a not so distant past and may become a crucial social structuring factor. |
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