The Difference Difference Makes: Justine Wise Polier and Religious Matching in Twentieth-Century Child Adoption

During much of the twentieth Century, adoption has relied on the paradoxical theory that differences are managed best by denying their existence. According to the “matching” paradigm that has governed modern adoption, adults who acquire children born to others must look, feel, and behave as if they...

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Main Author: Herman, Ellen 1957- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2000
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2000, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 57-98
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