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Adoptees and adoptive families: an exploration of the formation of the legal family, the stigma of adoption, and the decision to search
… decision to search, or not to search, for their biological parents? Adoption practices have been heavily influenced by the supply of and demand for children, and the stigma associated with illegitimacy, unwed motherhood, and infertility. Despite the fact that adoption legislation in most states …
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Bloodlines
"Bloodlines" is a collection of personal essays that focus on the process of remembering, imagining, and reflecting on the past through the lens of a perpetually shifting present. They consider situations ranging from mental and physical illnesses, from cancer to alcohol addiction, to career …