Introduction. Disability and belonging in adoption history -- Expecting normality: 1918-1955. Exclusionary practices in the age of eugenics and child welfare ; Risk equivalence and the postwar family -- Working toward inclusion: 1955-1980. Love, acceptance, and the narrative of overcoming ; From overcoming to programmatic solutions -- Continued obstacles: 1980-1997. Institutional and structural barriers to the adoption of children with disabilities ; The limits of inclusion -- Epilogue. A usable past: thinking about contemporary practice in light of history.
Note
Includes index.
Reproduction (note)
Electronic reproduction.
Source of description (note)
Description based on print version record.
Author
Sufian, Sandra M. (Sandra Marlene), author.
Title
Familial fitness : disability, adoption, and family in modern America / Sandra M. Sufian.
Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago, 2021.
Type of content
text
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.