Gender Differences and Dynamics Shaping the Adoption Life Cycle
Review of the Literature and Recommendations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14000348 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kristine Freeark (University of Michigan), Elinor B Rosenberg (University of Michigan), Jane Bornstein (University of Michigan), Debra M Hernandez Jozefowicz‐Simbeni (Wayne State University), Debra Jozefowicz-Simbeni, Michael Linkevich (University of Michigan), Kelly L Lohnes (University of Michigan), Kelly Lohnes |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-101 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0002-9432.75.1.86 |
| PMID | 15709853 |
| OpenAlex | W2139782668 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 55 |
The role of gender in the experiences of adoptive family members has received little systematic attention. Gender differences in response to different tasks and phases of the adoption life cycle are described. Gendered dynamics within the adoptive family, for birth parents, and in the field of adoption are highlighted. Birth fathers and adoptive fathers are typically marginalized, which leaves women to address emotion, connection, and communication, and family dialogues about adoption may engage daughters more successfully than sons. The article reviews reasons why differential rates of problem behavior for adopted boys and girls may result from gender differences in emotional expressiveness, social support seeking, and identity formation. Implications of the feminization of adoption are explored, and recommendations for practice and research are proposed
Developmental psychology · Dynamics (music) · Feminization (sociology) · Field (mathematics) · Identity (music) · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology
I’m learning not to tell you”
Fathers, Mothers and Marriages
Behavioral and Socioemotional Adjustment in International Adoptees
Childhood Sexual Abuse and the Impact on Postadoptive Child and Family Functioning
Experiences with school‐based sexuality education among adopted adolescents with sexual minority parents
Bringing birth fathers to the forefront
Trajectories of psychosocial functioning and attachment behaviors among children adopted in the Ontario child welfare system
Exploring Adoption-Specific Curricula in Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs
Exploring Adoptive Motherhood
An Evaluation of Gay/Lesbian and Heterosexual Adoption
Ethical Considerations in Adoption Research
Contact Between Birth and Adoptive Families During the First Year Post-Placement
The birth fathers of adopted children
Perception and Internalization of Adoption Stigma among Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Adoptive Parents
Why Moral Theories Matter
Identity-based socialization and adopted children’s outcomes in lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent families
Female adoptees' perceptions of contact with their birth fathers
Birth Mothers' Perspectives on Their Relationship With the Birth Father 12 to 20 Years After Adoption
Lesbian, Gay, and Heterosexual Couples in Open Adoption Arrangements
Men and Women in Interaction
With Child in Mind
The Elusive EmbryoHow Women and Men Approach New Reproductive Technologies
Children's Adjustment to Adoption
Adjustments of Transracially and Inracially Adopted Young Adults
Comparisons of Adopted and Nonadopted Adolescents in a Large, Nationally Representative Sample
Relational and overt forms of peer victimization
Linkages between parent—child interaction and conversations of friends
The Importance of Fathers
Infants who stay in foster care
Grief Resolution of Birthmothers in Confidential, Time-Limited Mediated, Ongoing Mediated, and Fully Disclosed Adoptions
Questionnaire and Interview Inconsistencies Exaggerated Differences Between Adopted and Non-Adopted Adolescents in a National Sample
Psychiatric Disorders Among Adopted Children
Choice, Gift, or Patriarchal Bargain? Women's Consent to In Vitro Fertilization in Male Infertility
Gender's Role in Responses to Infertility
Women as wombs
Predicting Adoption Disruption
Parental styles of talking about the past
Understanding mind and emotion
Adoption and mental health
Adult transracial and inracial adoptees
The postadoption experience of surrendering parents
Fathers of adopted children
Disclosure of donor insemination
Sex differences in the expression of adoption ideas
Adjustment problems in adolescence
Open adoption and adoptive mothers
Gender and relationships
Psychological sequelae of infertility treatment
Developmental and social influences on young girls' early problem behavior
Mothering against the Odds
Infertility and Subjective Well-Being
Infertility
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,06 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |