The effect of the colonialist terms "orphan" and "adoption" on the citizenship status of indigenous Fijian adoptees within their own community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2389152 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erica Newman (University of Otago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 309-318 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AlterNative An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1177-1801 • E-ISSN: 1174-1740 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1177180118813503 |
| OpenAlex | W2902993474 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
This article investigates the colonialist definitions of the terms "orphan" and "adoption", contrasting them with how the traditional practice of child circulation in Fiji cared for orphaned children. I examine whether the terms "orphan", "adoption" or "informal adoption" are equal to (or even appropriate) when describing child circulation practices in Fiji, and whether these terms and practice have had an effect on the status of the child with these labels within their own community
Citizenship · Economic growth · Economics · Indigenous · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Welfare and Adoption · Engineering · Gender Studies · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
The charter of the land
"Part-Black Americans" in the South Pacific
A Generation Removed
The Composition of the Family as a Factor in the Behavior of Children in Fijian Society
Heretics’ and ‘Papists’
Moving Up the Ranks
Matters of the Heart
Land Tenure in Fiji
Fiji and the Fijians
What Kinship Is-And Is Not
Early Fijians
Under the Ivi Tree
Hierarchy in the World of Fijian Children
Disturbing History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |