Mapping the digitalisation of child adoption in India
Challenges and future possibilities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11942155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sahana Mitra (0000-0002-3043-6812, University American College Skopje, North Macedonia, corresponding author), Saraswathi Bhaskar (University of Madras), Matthias Bode (0000-0001-5272-9061, Royal University for Women, Bahrain) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 295-311 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adoption & Fostering (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-5759 • E-ISSN: 1740-469X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/03085759231193638 |
| OpenAlex | W4387784099 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 30 |
Among several other countries, India has launched numerous digital initiative programmes aimed at integrating and upgrading various socioeconomic, political and health and social care arenas. One such area is child adoption, where a move away from the analogue system and towards digitalisation began in 2015. The Indian Ministry of Women & Child Development introduced the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS), a digital adoption formalisation platform, under the Central Adoption Resource Authority, a nodal body that monitors and regulates both in-country and intercountry adoptions. This government initiative centralised adoption data from all over India, including the number of children declared free for adoption and the number of prospective parents registered and seeking to adopt. Against this context, this study aims to map the development of adoption in India through digital systems and the influence of digitilisation on those involved in the pre- and post-adoption phases. Drawing on both Western and Indian literature, as well as observations from an ongoing qualitative study on adoption digitalisation in India, this study discusses the benefits and limitations of digital systems for the people connected to them. The findings provide a comprehensive view of the interaction of technology and society and how this operates in the sociocultural context of adoption in India. Future implications for researchers and adoption social workers and consultants are discussed
Business · Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Population · Public relations · Qualitative research · Resource (disambiguation · Social science · Sociocultural evolution · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Child Development and Digital Technology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Technology and the Lifeworld
Sociomaterial Practices
Permanently online and permanently connected
Permanently online – Permanently connected
Moksha and the Hindu Worldview
Research on Family Engagement in Preventive Interventions
Post‐adoption reunion sibling relationships
Adoptive family experiences of post‐adoption contact in an I nternet era
Adoption disclosure
Examining Lived Experiences of Infertility and Perceptions Toward the Adoption of Children in Urban India
Adoption Ethics in a Digital World
The movement of children for international adoption
Evolving Ethical Standards in the Digital Age
The perceptions of young adult adoptees in India on their emotional well-being
Multistability and the Agency of Mundane Artifacts
Negotiating Reunion in Intercountry Adoption Using Social Media and Technology
Adoption Activities on the Internet
New Philosophy of Society
Why adoption is not an option in India
Assemblage
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |