Little strangers : portrayals of adoption and foster care in America, 1850-1929

Little strangers : portrayals of adoption and foster care in America, 1850-1929 / Claudia Nelson.

When Massachusetts passed America's first comprehensive adoption law in 1851, the usual motive for taking in an unrelated child was presumed to be the need for cheap labor. But by 1929 - the first year that every state had an adoption law - the adoptee's main function was seen as emotional...

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Main Author: Nelson, Claudia
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003.
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Adoption > United States > History.
Orphans > United States > History.
Adoption in literature.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Adoption & Fostering.
Adoption
Adoption in literature
Orphans
United States
History
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Summary:When Massachusetts passed America's first comprehensive adoption law in 1851, the usual motive for taking in an unrelated child was presumed to be the need for cheap labor. But by 1929 - the first year that every state had an adoption law - the adoptee's main function was seen as emotional. Little Strangers examines the representations of adoption and foster care produced over the intervening years.
Physical Description:1 online resource (212 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-203) and index.
ISBN:0253109809
9780253109804
0253105579
9780253105578
1282072064
9781282072060
9786612072062
6612072067
Language:English.
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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