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Adoptive Identity

How Contexts Within and Beyond the Family Shape Developmental Pathways

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ID5778625
AuthorsHarold D Grotevant (0000-0001-5800-1522, University of Minnesota), Nora Dunbar (University of California, Santa Cruz), Julie K Kohler (University of Minnesota), Amy M Lash Esau (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
Year2000
Volume49
Issue4
Pages379-387
Publication date2000-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFamily Relations (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0197-6664 • E-ISSN: 1741-3729
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1741-3729.2000.00379.x
OpenAlexW2024948387
LanguageEN
Citations received110
References cited39

The focus of this paper is adoptive identity, the sense of who one is as an adopted person. The paper first considers how identity has been shaped by recent social changes, and then explores the meaning of adoptive identity and its developmental course. Three contexts of development are examined: intrapsychic, the family environment, and contexts beyond the family, including relationships with friends, connection to community, and culture. Implications for professionals who work with adopted persons and for needed research are also discussed

Identity formation · Psychology of self · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Support in Illness · Identity, Memory, and Therapy

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