Coming Out of the Adoptive Closet [Hardcover]

Coming Out of the Adoptive Closet explores the social disclosure patterns of adoptive parents, giving voice to the everyday life of adoptive families. Focus is given to issues of social perception, individual development, family development, and family presentation strategies.Coming Out of the Adoptive Closet explores the social disclosure patterns of adoptive parents, giving voice to the everyday life of adoptive families. In previous generations, parents often chose to keep the adoption experience hidden with an adoptive closet. This qualitative study, utilizing interviews with 43 adoptive couples, explores the social disclosure of adoptive information by a new generation of adoptive parents. Focus is given to issues of social perception, individual development, family development, and family presentation strategies.Chapter 1 List of Tables Chapter 2 Foreword Chapter 3 Preface/Acknowledgments Chapter 4 Introduction Chapter 5 Literature Chapter 6 Sample and Methodology Chapter 7 Social Perceptions Chapter 8 Social Disclosure Chapter 9 Family Development and Family Presentation Chapter 10 Counseling and Therapy Chapter 11 Conclusion Chapter 12 References Chapter 13 About the Author Chapter 14 IndexKyle N. Weir is Assistant Professor, Human Development Counseling, University of Illinois at Springfield.