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Inter-Country Adoption: The Context of Recent Developments and the Need for Research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 February 2016

Brian A. English
Brian A. English*
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, PO. Box 1 Kensington 2033
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Extract

This article explores changes in the patterns of marriage and family formation which preceded and now accompany the growth in inter-country adoption in Australia since 1975. It also describes the major aims and the overall plan for a follow-up study of inter-country adoption in New South Wales.

Type
Research Article
Information
Children Australia , Volume 15 , Issue 1 , 1990 , pp. 16 - 20
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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