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Peer reviewedMiall, Charlene E.; March, Karen – Adoption Quarterly, 2003
Used qualitative interviews to examine beliefs and values about biological and adoptive parents. Considered how biological kinship, gender, and actual parenting behavior affect the assessments respondents made of the emotional bonding between parents and children. Found that biological and adoptive parents viewed motherhood as instinctive and…
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Adoption, Adoptive Parents, Attachment Behavior
