The main questions that I want to address are, “Why do adopted children not receive equal attention from their family and have a difficult time finding a sense of belonging as compared to those of birth children”? An example of a case study that I can use is United States families with adopted children from China. I found a case study called “Discursive Negotiation of Family Identity: A Study of U.S. Families with Adopted Children from China”. The bibliography information is below.
Suter, Elizabeth A. "Discursive Negotiation of Family Identity: A Study of U.S. Families with Adopted Children from China." Family Communication 8.2 (2008): 126-47. EBSCOHost. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
It is a journal article. The author is an associate professor and the …show more content…
The main argument seems to address the more difficult process in finding a sense of family identity of adopted children than those not adopted. It also gives feedback of parents of adoptees in how they perceive their adopted children as part of their own. There are many sources that support Suter’s research about the interactions between adoptees and their families. The most important source that is not scholarly is the participants in the study itself. The participants are a primary source to the topic that I am addressing.
Two sources are “Family Communication: Cohesion and Change, Ninth Edition” by Kathleen Galvin and “Discourse About Adoption in Adoptive Families” by Kenneth Kaye and Sarah Warren. Galvin is cited multiple times in this journal article. She seems to give an overview in a scholar’s terms and giving support to what Suter’s journal is saying. It is a good source for my …show more content…
Brommel. Family Communication: Cohesion and Change. 9th ed. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1986. Print.
This source is a book. Galvin has a Ph.D. in communication studies from Northwestern University and was an associate dean of the school of communication.
Kaye, Kenneth, and Sarah Warren. "Discourse about Adoption in Adoptive Families." Journal of Family Psychology 1.4 (1988): 406-33. EBSCOHost. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
This source is a journal article. Kaye has a Ph.D. in virology from Harvard University and is currently an associate professor of medicine at Harvard
Suter, Elizabeth A. "Discursive Negotiation of Family Identity: A Study of U.S. Families with Adopted Children from China." Family Communication 8.2 (2008): 126-47. EBSCOHost. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
It is a journal article. The author is an associate professor and the …show more content…
The main argument seems to address the more difficult process in finding a sense of family identity of adopted children than those not adopted. It also gives feedback of parents of adoptees in how they perceive their adopted children as part of their own. There are many sources that support Suter’s research about the interactions between adoptees and their families. The most important source that is not scholarly is the participants in the study itself. The participants are a primary source to the topic that I am addressing.
Two sources are “Family Communication: Cohesion and Change, Ninth Edition” by Kathleen Galvin and “Discourse About Adoption in Adoptive Families” by Kenneth Kaye and Sarah Warren. Galvin is cited multiple times in this journal article. She seems to give an overview in a scholar’s terms and giving support to what Suter’s journal is saying. It is a good source for my …show more content…
Brommel. Family Communication: Cohesion and Change. 9th ed. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman, 1986. Print.
This source is a book. Galvin has a Ph.D. in communication studies from Northwestern University and was an associate dean of the school of communication.
Kaye, Kenneth, and Sarah Warren. "Discourse about Adoption in Adoptive Families." Journal of Family Psychology 1.4 (1988): 406-33. EBSCOHost. Web. 7 Oct. 2015.
This source is a journal article. Kaye has a Ph.D. in virology from Harvard University and is currently an associate professor of medicine at Harvard