Brodzinsky, D.M., Schechter, M.D., & Henig, R.M. (1992). Being adopted: The lifelong search for self. New York, NY: Doubleday.
The authors of this book managed to outline developmental tasks at each of seven stages throughout the life of an adopted person.
Brodzinsky, D.M., & Schechter, M.D. (Eds.) (1990). The psychology of adoption. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
The chapters of this book are written by leading researchers in the field of adoption, and they cover such topics as theoretical perspectives on adoption adjustment, outcomes of adoption, identity formation, interracial adoption, family therapy, social policy, and open adoption.
Glennen, S. (2002). Language development and delay in internationally adopted infants and toddlers: A review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology.
Glennen succinctly covers the concept of delayed speech and language development in internationally adopted children. He states that the major problem is not the transition from one culture to another but change of language and sound issues.
Grotevant, H., Dunbar, N., Kohler, J.K., & Lash Esau, E.M. (2000). Adoptive identity: How contexts within and beyond the family shape developmental pathways. Family Relations.
This article discusses the development of the adoptive identity in terms of the intrapsychic component, family environment, and contexts beyond the family; implications for practitioners are included.
Hollingsworth, L. (2002). Why are so many U. S. families adopting internationally? A social exchange perspective. Journal of Human Behaviour in the Social Environment.
The author gives several reasons why the American citizens are adopting children from other countries. Additionally, readers are provided with clear statistics about international adoption in the U.S.
Johnson, D. (2002). Adoption and the effect on children’s development. Early Human Development.
The paper brings forth the various issues relating to the concept of adoption. Similarly, there is a section devoted by the writer which talks about the problems faced by individuals who are adopted and the best way to overcome them.
Kelly, M., Towner‐Thyrum, E., Rigby, A., & Martin, B. (1998). Adjustment and identity formation in adopted and non-adopted young adults: Contributions of family environment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
Adopted college students were compared with non-adopted college students on measures of adjustment and identity formation, and the two groups were found to be largely similar.
Lifton, B. (2001). Shared identity issues for adopted people. In V. Groza & K. F. Rosenberg (Eds.), Clinical and practice issues in adoption: Bridging the gap between adopted people placed as infants and as older children. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey.
The author draws upon her experience as an adopted person and upon her work with all members of the adoption triad to explore the psychological issues faced by adopted people before, during, and after their search for their birth family.
Rosenberg, E. (1992). The adoption life cycle: The children and their families through the years. New York, NY: Free Press.
The book is written by a clinical professor in psychiatry, this book draws on case examples to show how the different members of the adoption triad influence each other and to describe developmental tasks for those in the adoption circle.
Serbin, L. (1997). Research on international adoption: Implications for developmental theory and social policy. International Journal of Behavioural Development.
The author of this article did an excellent job by linking development theories of human beings from day one to when they grow to adulthood and the impacts associated by being adopted internationally.
Sharma, A., McGue, M.K., & Benson, P.L. (1996). The emotional and behavioural adjustment of United States adopted adolescents: Part I. An overview. Children and Youth Services Review.
In a comparison of adjustment and family functioning in over 4,000 adopted adolescents and over 4,000 non-adopted adolescents, small but significant differences were found between the groups, with one finding showing lower self-confidence and optimism in adopted persons.
Smyer, M., Gatz, M., Simi, N.L., & Pedersen, N.L. (1998). Childhood adoption: Long-term effects in adulthood. Psychiatry.
Researchers studied adult outcome variables in 60 pairs of twins who had been separated as infants or children, so that one was raised in the biological family and one was raised in an adoptive family; results emphasize the impact of socioeconomic status on adult outcomes, such that adopted adults were better educated but also showed greater psychological distress.
Trolley, B. (1995). Grief issues and positive aspects associated with international adoption. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying.
Trolley covered the issue of emotion, grief and perception of being devalued. On the same note, he ventured to the positive issues related to international adoption such as provision of basic needs, quality education among others.
References
Brodzinsky, D.M., Schecter, M.D., & Henig, R.M. (1992). Being adopted: The lifelong search for self. New York, NY: Doubleday.
Brodzinsky, D.M., & Schechter, M.D. (Eds.) (1990). The psychology of adoption. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Glennen, S. (2002). Language development and delay in internationally adopted infants and toddlers: A review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 11(2), 333-339.
Grotevant, H., Dunbar, N., Kohler, J.K., & Lash Esau, E.M. (2000). Adoptive identity: How contexts within and beyond the family shape developmental pathways. Family Relations, 49(4), 379-387.
Hollingsworth, L. (2002). Why are so many U. S. families adopting internationally? A social exchange perspective. Journal of Human Behaviour in the Social Environment, 6(2), 81-97.
Johnson, D. (2002). Adoption and the effect on children’s development. Early Human Development, 68(2), 39-54.
Kelly, M., Towner‐Thyrum, E., Rigby, A., & Martin, B. (1998). Adjustment and identity formation in adopted and non-adopted young adults: Contributions of family environment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 68(3), 497-500.
Lifton, B. (2001). Shared identity issues for adopted people. In V. Groza & K. F. Rosenberg (Eds.), Clinical and practice issues in adoption: Bridging the gap between adopted people placed as infants and as older children, (pp. 37-48). Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey.
Rosenberg, E. (1992). The adoption life cycle: The children and their families through the years. New York, NY: Free Press.
Serbin, L. (1997). Research on international adoption: Implications for developmental theory and social policy. International Journal of Behavioural Development, 20(2), 83-92.
Sharma, A., McGue, M.K., & Benson, P.L. (1996). The emotional and behavioural adjustment of United States adopted adolescents: Part I. An overview. Children and Youth Services Review, 18(1-2), 83-100.
Smyer, M., Gatz, M., Simi, N.L., & Pedersen, N.L. (1998). Childhood adoption: Long-term effects in adulthood. Psychiatry, 61(3), 191-205.
Trolley, B. (1995). Grief issues and positive aspects associated with international adoption. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 30(1), 257-268.