Adoption matters : philosophical and feminist essays
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- ISBN: 0801441943 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0801489636 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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xiii, 320 p. ; 25 cm. - Publisher: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2005.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction : kith, kin, and family / Sally Haslanger and Charlotte Witt -- Pt. I. "Natural" and "unnatural" families -- 1. Adoption and its progeny : rethinking family law, gender, and sexual difference / Drucilla Cornell -- 2. Open adoption is not for everyone / Anita L. Allen -- 3. Methods of adoption : eliminating genetic privilege / Jacqueline Stevens -- 4. Several steps behind : gay and lesbian adoption / Sarah Tobias -- 5. A child of one's own : a moral assessment of property concepts in adoption / Janet Farrell Smith -- Pt. II. Familial relationships and personal identities -- 6. Family resemblances : adoption, personal identity, and genetic essentialism / Charlotte Witt -- 7. Being adopted and being a philosopher : exploring identity and the "desire to know" differently / Kimberly Leighton -- |
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Subject: | Adoption |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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VIU Library - Nanaimo Campus | HV 875 A3425 2005 (Text) | M011081317 | STACKS | Volume hold | Available | - |