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Peer reviewedBrodzinsky, David M. – Early Child Development and Care, 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…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Child Welfare, Cognitive Processes
