{"id":89348418,"title":"Making Families Through Adoption — Riley \u0026 VanVleet","handle":"making-families-through-adoption","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Nancy E. Riley, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/n\/nriley\/\"\u003eProfessor of Sociology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e and Krista E. Van Vleet, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/k\/kvanvlee\/\"\u003eAssociate Professor of Anthropology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis text provides both a comprehensive look at adoption practices in the United States and in other cultures, providing insights into the practices and ideology of kinship and family.  The subject of adoption allows a window into discussions of what constitutes family or kin; the role of biological connectedness; oversight of parenting practices by the state; and the role of race, gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic class in the building of families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2012-03-13T15:10:00-04:00","created_at":"2012-03-13T15:10:17-04:00","vendor":"Bowdoin College","type":"Book","tags":["Bowdoin Faculty","Non-Fiction"],"price":2700,"price_min":2700,"price_max":2700,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":208929692,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBF206-Riley","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Making Families Through Adoption — Riley \u0026 VanVleet","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":2700,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_quantity":1,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9781412998000","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf206-riley-making.jpg?v=1614791716"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf206-riley-making.jpg?v=1614791716","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Making Families Through Adoption by Riley \u0026 Van Vleet","id":20239504605273,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf206-riley-making.jpg?v=1614791716"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf206-riley-making.jpg?v=1614791716","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Nancy E. Riley, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/n\/nriley\/\"\u003eProfessor of Sociology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e and Krista E. Van Vleet, \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/faculty\/k\/kvanvlee\/\"\u003eAssociate Professor of Anthropology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis text provides both a comprehensive look at adoption practices in the United States and in other cultures, providing insights into the practices and ideology of kinship and family.  The subject of adoption allows a window into discussions of what constitutes family or kin; the role of biological connectedness; oversight of parenting practices by the state; and the role of race, gender, sexuality, and socioeconomic class in the building of families.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- From the back cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e"}