Constructing and Enhancing the International Adoptive Family Through Communication Technology

Bibliographic Data

ID11220337
AuthorsJungyun Gill (University of Connecticut, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume45
Issue6-8
Pages783-806
Publication date2009-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMarriage & Family Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01494920903224376
OpenAlexW2089924820
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

This qualitative study of 38 adoptive U.S. mothers of children from Asia examines how communication technologies have been used in international adoption and adoptive mothering. In the interviews mothers described how photographs, videos, audio recordings, and the Internet play important roles in the process of adoption, the formation of adoptive motherhood, the “doing” of adoptive mothering, and in the development of the adopted child's sense of self. The Internet in recent years has come to play an increasing role in complimenting earlier communication technologies through allowing online mothers to rapidly connect to the experiences of other adoptive mothers and to access the resources of various useful websites and online support groups

The Internet · World Wide Web · Child Development and Digital Technology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Computer Science · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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