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ERIC Number: EJ312537
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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New Perspectives on Adoption Revelation.
Brodzinsky, David M.
Early Child Development and Care, v18 n1-2 p105-18 1984
Discusses issues related to the adoption revelation process and the two interrelated goals of telling and understanding. Evidence indicates developmental changes in the way children understand this family status. Distinction between "working adoption vocabulary" and true understanding of adoption is made. Provides guidelines concerning adoption revelation. (AS)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Welfare, Cognitive Processes, Developmental Stages, Disclosure, Family Status, Foster Family, Guidelines, Stress Management
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Researchers; Policymakers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Adoption Revelation; Rutgers Adoption Project