Adoption

FACTORS AFFECTING CUSTOMER E-READINESS TO EMBRACE AUTO E-INSURANCE IN IRAN

by Ali Bromideh

A paucity of attention has been taken to e-readiness from customer point of view, despite extensive studies in... more A paucity of attention has been taken to e-readiness from customer point of view, despite extensive studies in e-readiness topics. This study examined the factors influencing customer e-readiness to adopt e-insurance. We used a questionnaire and analyzed the data using SEM. We found that age and human interaction negatively affected customer e-readiness and perceived compatibility, ease of use and role clarity were at the top of positively influencing factors.

Cui parens non erat maximus quisque et uetustissimus pro parente: parental surrogates in imperial Roman literature

by Neil Bernstein

In: Growing Up Fatherless in Antiquity, edd. Sabine Huebner and David M. Ratzan(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008). Chapter 13, pp. 241-256

An approach for e-learning/b-learning dissemination in a higher education institution using pivot faculty

by Gonçalo Cruz Matos

Cruz, G., Maia, A., Pessoa, T., Barroso, J. & Morgado, L. (2011). An approach for e-learning/b-learning dissemination in a higher education institution using pivot faculty. In T. Bastiaens & M. Ebner (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2011 (pp. 714-719). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

This paper presents a preliminary approach for implementing e-learning/b-learning pedagogical practices at the... more This paper presents a preliminary approach for implementing e-learning/b-learning pedagogical practices at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), North-eastern Portugal. It is a low-resource, middle-out approach, based on the creation of “pivot” teachers at each UTAD subunit, supported by consultancy services. It was initiated in September 2010 and scheduled for one year, with the ambition to serve as a basis to extend e-learning and b-learning practices to the overall organization.

THE ONE AND ONLY (Susanne Bier, 1999), la cuisine dans tous ses états (texte français)

by Rene Hirsch

2 ou 3 choses que je sais de Susanne Bier (1)

Cette comédie romantique met en scène deux couples ayant des problèmes de fertilité. Au début, les 2 couples... more Cette comédie romantique met en scène deux couples ayant des problèmes de fertilité. Au début, les 2 couples traversent des événements similaires, mais ces vies en parallèle finissent par se joindre pour n’en former plus qu’une.
Pour protéger son corps des marques de la grossesse, Sus donne à son mari, Sonny, de fausses indications quant à ses périodes de fertilité.
Lizzie et Niller veulent adopter un enfant parce qu'ils ne peuvent pas en faire un, le sperme de Niller ne valant rien du tout...

THE ONE AND ONLY (Susanne Bier, 1999), the kitchen in all its states

by Rene Hirsch

2 or 3 things I know about Susanne Bier (1)

This romantic comedy is about two couples with fertility problems. At the beginning, the 2 couples go through the same... more This romantic comedy is about two couples with fertility problems. At the beginning, the 2 couples go through the same sequence of events, but these parallel lives will eventually merge into one.
To protect her body from the marks of pregnancy, Sus gives false indications to her husband Sonny as to when her fertile periods are. On the other hand, Lizzie and Niller want to adopt a child, because they can’t have one of their own, the sperm of Niller being worthless...

Adoption is not Abortion-Lite

by Lindsey Porter

Journal of Applied Philosophy (2012), 29: 63–78. 

It is standardly taken for granted in the literature on the morality of abortion that adoption is almost always an... more It is standardly taken for granted in the literature on the morality of abortion that adoption is almost always an available and morally preferable alternative to abortion — one that does the same thing so far as parenthood is concerned. This assumption pushes proponents of a woman's right to choose into giving arguments that are based almost exclusively around the physicality of pregnancy and childbirth. On the other side of the debate, the assumption that adoption is a real alternative seems to strengthen the contention that a woman who wishes to abort is morally deficient, whatever the status of the foetus: that she is selfish or short-sighted in her refusal to bear the temporary physical burden of pregnancy.

In this article, I will argue that adoption is not a genuine alternative to abortion. It does not ‘do the same thing’, even setting aside the physicality of pregnancy. I will show that on the most successful model of parental obligation — a causal account that formalises the distinction between parent: progenitor, and parent: carer — birth mothers and fathers remain obliged, life-long, to their birth children even when the child is adopted out.

Intercountry adoption declines lead to new practices of global surrogacy in Guatemala: Global human rights concerns in the context of violence and the era of advanced fertility technology.

by Karen Rotabi

Co-authored with Nicole F. Bromfield, Affilia, May 2012.

Intercountry adoption has declined significantly in the last five years. It is not as feasible an option anymore for... more Intercountry adoption has declined significantly in the last five years. It is not as feasible an option anymore for building a family with a very young child or infant from Guatemala. However, global surrogacy appears to be meeting the need for some individuals and couples. Contracting surrogacy with a woman in another nation is explored, focusing on vulnerable women. Specifically, surrogacy in India and Guatemala is discussed with concerns about informed consent in the context of poverty and, in the case of Guatemala, violence against women and human trafficking. Technological advances and globalization are also considered as the authors pose critical questions about the practice of global surrogacy. Implications for social workers and human rights defenders are also posed, underscoring the importance of awareness to this emergent global practice.

Cybernation at Risk: the Value of Genetic Knowledge in Contemporary Medical Models

by Kelsey Borrowman

To be presented at the Eastern Society for Women in Philosophy in Baltimore, Maryland on April 28th.

During the height of feminisms’ Second Wave, Shulamith Firestone wrote of the intrusive, pervasive nature of the... more During the height of feminisms’ Second Wave, Shulamith Firestone wrote of the intrusive, pervasive nature of the oppression of women, both through social relations and governmental policies. To regain our entitlement to our bodies, she called for the “seizure of control of reproduction.” Through the seizure of reproduction, the division of labor would be eliminated and “[t]he tyrant of the biological family would be broken.” But, as Michel Foucault warns, we must be aware “that reproduction too is managed, inserted into systems of utility, regulated for the greater good of all, made to function according to an optimum.”

This essay focuses primarily on ‘advanced-age parenting’ techniques such as adoption and vitro fertilization [IVF]. These technologies seem to allow for freedom from the overwhelming societal pressures on women to have children when they are ‘of an appropriate age’ and, therefore, a fulfillment of Firestone’s call for a 'cybernation.' Rather, as I suggest, we should be weary of “improved notion[s] of motherhood,” that phenomena like 'advanced-age parenting' are a neo-liberalization of Firestone's radical agenda. Using IVF as a case study, I demonstrate how these treatments have lead to a renewed valorization of the hereditary family. In an attempt to historicize the value of 'genetic family,' I question whether the concept of ‘hereditary’ is merely a convenient parallel to a risk-based medical model.

Considering the intersection between epistemology, medical practices, and structures to question why certain concepts are given special moral authority, I ask what is the moral value that we give to knowing our genetic history? Further, I suggest that this value is produced through neoliberal medical practices and that, further, the 'problem' of not knowing one’s family/genetic heritage presents a challenge to the medicalization of the body in a risk-based medical model. After all, how can we be good consumers of medical care if we don’t know what we are at risk for?

Family and social integration of children adopted internationally: A review of the literature

by Hélène Belleau

L'intégration familiale et sociale des enfants adoptés à l'étranger: recension des écrits

by Hélène Belleau

Licensing Parents to Protect Our Children?

by Jurgen De Wispelaere

Forthcoming in Ethics and Social Welfare, 2012 (co-authored with Daniel Weinstock)

In this paper we re-examine Hugh LaFollette’s (1980) proposal that the state carefully determine the eligibility and... more In this paper we re-examine Hugh LaFollette’s (1980) proposal that the state carefully determine the eligibility and suitability of potential parents before granting them a “license to parent.” Assuming a prima facie case for licensing parents grounded in our duty to promote the welfare of the child, we offer several considerations that complicate LaFollette’s radical proposal. We suggest that LaFollette can only escape these problems by revising his proposal in a way that renders the license effectively obsolete, a route he implicitly adopts in his recent revisiting of the licensing proposal (LaFollette, 2010). We conclude that there is little merit in the idea of licensing “natural” parents as a practical policy proposal, and raise some questions about its continued use in relation to adoptive and foster parents.

" ‘Rise, and Take the Gospel Message […] Far away to India’s Daughters’: The Bicultural Missionary Poetics of Ellen Lakshmi Goreh (1853-1937), a Victorian-Era Transracial Adoptee" in Asian Women Vol.27 No.4. (Dec 2011)

by Nancy Jiwon Cho

Newsletter Nº35, enero de 2012 ADOPCIONES, FAMILIAS, INFANCIAS | AFIN durante 2011

by AFIN Barcelona

Dirección Newsletter: Esther Grau, Diana Marre y Beatriz San Román
Redacción: AFIN
Documentación: Anaïs Vidal
Formato y maquetación: Sofía Gaggiotti
Difusión: Maria Galizia
ISSN: 2013-2956

Esta News recoge los eventos de los que han participado quienes integran AFIN durante 2011. Presentando nuestros... more Esta News recoge los eventos de los que han participado quienes integran AFIN durante 2011. Presentando nuestros resultados de investigación hemos recorrido buena parte del planeta: Venezuela, Colombia y USA en América, Portugal, Gran Bretaña y Cataluña en Europa e India en Asia. Los resultados de investigación que motivaron este gran viaje fueron diversos, todos ellos relacionados con el eje central en torno del cual trabajan quienes integran AFIN: la infancia, desde distintos ámbitos de abordaje. Entre ellos se encuentran la adopción internacional, los derechos de la infancia, juegos en la historia, parantalidad, género y conciliación, maternidades y salud mental.

Spectral objects: Material links to difficult pasts for adoptive parents

by Steve Brown

Draft pre-publication version of Brown, S.D., Reavey, P. & Brookfield, H. (2012) Spectral objects: Material links to difficult pasts for adoptive parents. In Harvey. P., Casella, E., Evans, G., Knox, H., McLean, C., Silva, E., Thoburn, N., & Woodward, K. (Eds) Objects and materials: A Routledge companion. London: Routledge.

A co-authored piece with Paula Reavey and Helen Brookfield that analyses how particular kinds of objects (toys,... more A co-authored piece with Paula Reavey and Helen Brookfield that analyses how particular kinds of objects (toys, clothes) act as problematic links to the past for adoptive parents.

First Annual Black German Convention Report & Keynote Lecture Text

by Rosemarie Pena

CFP: Black German Cultural Society of New Jersey 2012 Annual Convention

by Rosemarie Pena

Building on the success of the inaugural 2011 conference, the second annual convention of the Black German Cultural... more Building on the success of the inaugural 2011 conference, the second annual convention of the Black German Cultural Society of New Jersey (BGCSNJ) will be held at Barnard College in New York City on August 10-11, 2012.  This year’s convention will focus on the theme of “What Is the Black German Experience?” The conference will feature a keynote address by Yara Colette Lemke Muniz de Faria, screenings of the films “Hope in My Heart: The May Ayim Story” and “Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984-1992,” and readings by Black German poet-performers Olumide Popoola and Philipp Kabo Köpsell.

The BGCSNJ Review Committee invites proposals for papers that engage the multiplicity and diversity of the experiences of Blacks of German heritage and on Blackness in Germany. We welcome submissions for twenty-minute presentations on three academic panels and two sessions devoted to life writing, oral history and memoir. To participate please send a one-page abstract and a CV or short biographical statement to: bgcsinc@gmail.com .


Deadline for proposals: March 15, 2012
http://www.blackgermans.us

The Impact of Adoption on the Adolescent Birthmother's School Performance

by Nadine Dunn

Coping strategies for adolescent birth-mothers who return to school following adoption

by Nadine Dunn

Co-Authored with Prof Linda Theron
Published in South African Journal of Education, 26:2006

In this article we report on a study on the effects of adoption on the school performance of birth-mothers (adolescent... more In this article we report on a study on the effects of adoption on the school performance of birth-mothers (adolescent mothers who choose to have their babies adopted) who return to
school following adoption . The study focused on the experience of five white adolescent birthmothers. Factors impacting on school performance were identified in a literature study and correlated with information received from the birth-mothers using phenomenological interviews. The study aimed at providing an in-depth understanding of the factors that impacted negatively on the birth-mothers' school performance in order to ultimately develop guidelines for helping birth-mothers cope better when returning to school.

Fostering: Case Study (Routledge Encylopedia of Women)

by Heather Young-Leslie

Published in The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women. Dale Spender, Cheris Kamrae, et.al Eds. New York, Routledge (pp 883-885, 2001)

This is an early draft, slightly different from the version published in the Encyclopedia. This is an early draft, slightly different from the version published in the Encyclopedia.

Newsletter Nº 34, diciembre de 2011 / ADOPCIONES, FAMILIAS, INFANCIAS / V Congreso Internacional AFIN. La tríada en la adopción, el acogimiento y la reproducción asistida: el lugar de la familia de origen

by AFIN Barcelona

Dirección Newsletter: Esther Grau, Diana Marre y Beatriz San Román
Fotografías: Bruna Alvarez, Josep Arrandis y Fernanda Guerrero
Formato y maquetación: Sofía Gaggiotti
Difusión: Maria Galizia
ISSN: 2013-2956

En AFIN tenemos el firme convencimiento de que los resultados de las investigaciones no pueden quedarse en el ámbito... more En AFIN tenemos el firme convencimiento de que los resultados de las investigaciones no pueden quedarse en el ámbito académico, sino que tienen que ser trasladados no solo a quienes tienen la responsabilidad de definir políticas públicas sino también a las y los usuarios finales y ciudadan@s, por lo que uno de nuestros principales objetivos es la diseminación de los mismos, tanto a través de las Newsletters como de jornadas y congresos.
Por eso, dedicamos esta Newsletter a resumir las sesiones del V Congreso de AFIN, celebrado el 25 y 26 de noviembre pasado y titulado “La tríada en la adopción, el acogimiento y la reproducción asistida: el lugar de la familia de origen”. Con él cerrábamos el segundo año del proyecto de investigación “Adopción Internacional y Nacional: Familia, educación y pertenencia: perspectivas interdisciplinares y comparativas” (MICINN CSO2009-14763-C03-01 subprograma SOCI). Próximamente, los videos de las diferentes ponencias podrán visionarse en la web de AFIN: http://www.afin.org.es.