Little Strangers Portrayals of Adoption and Foster Care in America, 1850-1929 Book

abstract

• But by 1929 -- the first year that every state had an adoption law -- the adoptee's main function was seen as emotional. Little Strangers examines the representations of adoption and foster care produced over the intervening years.

authors

• Nelson, Claudia

author list (cited authors)

• Nelson, C.

complete list of authors

• Nelson, C

publication date

• May 2003

publisher

• Indiana University Press  Publisher

keywords

• Social Science

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 10

• 0253109809

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9780253109804