Adoption in the Digital Age Opportunities and Challenges for the 21s
Adoption in the Digital Age explores the transformation of adoption due to social and digital media technologies. The most prolific of these changes can be seen within contact arrangements, particularly those that are not managed by an intermediary, betwe
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Julie Samuels
Adoption in the Digital Age
Julie Samuels
Adoption in the Digital Age Opportunities and Challenges for the 21st Century
Julie Samuels Lincolnshire, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-70412-8 ISBN 978-3-319-70413-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70413-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017962007 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: Cover pattern © Melisa Hasan Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 Adoption in the Digital Age 29 3 Popular Media Representations 51 4 Search and Reunification 85 5 Further Openness in Adoption? 109 6 Conclusion 131 Bibliography 139 Index 157
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
Abstract What does it mean to be adopted in the digital age? Exploring some of the reasons why individuals that have been adopted seek reunification despite the risk of rejection, and a reunification that is anything less than positive, what it means to be adopted in the digital age has been redefined. Due to concerns about contact that is not managed between children that have been adopted and their biological family, proposals for more openness within adoption necessitate serious consideration. Keywords Belonging and identity • Family romance • Family narrative • Kinship • Open adoption • Social media This book is being written during a time of rapid and noticeable transformation within the field of adoption partially owing to the Internet. The most recent and significant of these changes can be seen within contact arrangements, particularly those that are not managed by an intermediary, bet
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