U/CL Pathfinders
BIRTH PARENTS / ADOPTION
DEFINITION: "The biological mother of an adopted child is commonly referred to as the birth mother." (Opposing Viewpoints, Adoption)
NARROW THE TOPIC:
- Can a person choose an open or closed adoption?
- What is the process for choosing a family to adopt their child?
- What type of support do birth parents receive when they place their children up for adoption?
- How much involvement should birth parents have with an open adoption?
- Should children stay with their birth parents?
- Should birth parents search for their children?
LINCC SUBJECT HEADINGS: Adoptive parents; Foster mothers; Step mothers; Foster parents; Adoptive parents --legal status; Laws, etc -- United States; Adoption -- moral and ethical aspects -- United States; Motherhood
SPECIALIZED SOURCES SHELVED IN THE REFERENCE COLLECTION:
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Child Development |
REF HQ 772 .C436 2000 |
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Encyclopedia of Adoption |
REF HV 875.55 A28 2000 |
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Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood |
REF HQ 767.84 .E53 2003 v. 1 |
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Encyclopedia of Psychology |
REF BF 31 .E52 2000 v. 1 |
AVAILABLE AT THE REFERENCE DESK:
| CQ Researcher "Adoption Controversies" 9/10/1999 | |
| Opposing Viewpoints: Adoption; Family (also in the Opposing Viewpoints Database) | |
| Encyclopedia of Family Life V. 1 | |
| Issues & Controversies, "Adoption" April 10, 2006; "International Adoption" November 03, 2006; "Homosexual Parenting:" April 10, 2006 | |
| Current Controversies: Issues in Adoption (also in the Opposing Viewpoints Database) | |
STATISTICS: World Almanac and Book of Facts (Ref Desk)
ELECTRONIC INDEXES:
| Academic Search Complete | Expanded Academic ASAP | OmniFile Full Text Mega |
| CQ Researcher |
FULL-TEXT NEWSPAPERS: America's Newspapers
SUGGESTED INTERNET SITES:
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University of Oregon Adoption History Page |
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption/topics/birthparents.htm |
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New York Online Access to Health |
http://www.noah-health.org/en/pregnancy/adoption/related/parents.html |
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Birthmother |
CITING YOUR SOURCES:
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University/College Library Citing Electronic Resources |
DN 6/04 rev 4/08ck2
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