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* Read ^ Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son: Abandonment, Adoption, and Orphanage Care in China by Kay Ann Johnson ↠ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son: Abandonment, Adoption, and Orphanage Care in China Those touched by adoption from China want to know why so many healthy infant girls are in Chinese orphanages. Those policies also revived and exacerbated one of the worst aspects of traditional patriarchal practices: the abandonment of female infants. Johnson’s research overturns stereotypes and challenges the conventional wisdom on abandonment and adoption in modern China. Kay Johnson has done groundbreaking research on abandonment and adoption in China. She also documents the many uninte
| Title | : | Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son: Abandonment, Adoption, and Orphanage Care in China |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.78 (751 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0963847279 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
Those touched by adoption from China want to know why so many healthy infant girls are in Chinese orphanages. Those policies also revived and exacerbated one of the worst aspects of traditional patriarchal practices: the abandonment of female infants. Johnson’s research overturns stereotypes and challenges the conventional wisdom on abandonment and adoption in modern China. Kay Johnson has done groundbreaking research on abandonment and adoption in China. She also documents the many unintended consequences, including the overcrowding of orphanages that led China to begin international adoptio
Charger said Excellent. This is an excellent work on the population control and adoption policies of communist China. Very detailed and very educational. Explored the causes of abandonment and posited some unexpected conclusions about this issue. One of the best books I have read in a long time.The only criticism I have is that the author seems to go to great lengths to show that Chinese society has come to value daughters in a way that it did not do so in the past (thus, the book's title). The author asserts that, after having a first son (who will be relied upon for social security in the old age of his parents), Chinese families a. ShellBell8 said Wanting a daughter, Needing a son- review from a adoptive parent. This book was good. I needed to fill some time while waiting to adopt our daughter in China. Although I did plow through this book I have to admit unless I was actually studying a certain demographic or had an academic interest in China and their "one child" policy I think it would be a somewhat "dry" read. Now, if you are intrested in the politics and culture, as well as the present, past and future reguarding the population and child bearing policy as well as domestic and international adoption; the book could be a good resourse. I have found it educational and indeed an asset in having a background on why m. Eno fan said Criticism misplaced. There is no question that this book is academic in tone. It was written by an academic, Dr. Kay Johnson. It contains extremely important information and analysis, and the criticism that it is "academic" is not fair. I'd urge all with an interest in the topic to read Kay Johnson's book, along with the Karin Evans book. Incidentally, Kay Johnson is doing very important and useful work on the ground in China, to try to bring better lives to AIDS orphans.
Her teaching and research interests include Chinese society and politics; women, development, and population policy; and comparative family studies; comparative politics of the Third World; and international relations, including American foreign policy, Chinese foreign policy, and policy-making processes. Johnson lives with her husband, son, and daughter in Amherst, Massachusetts. A contributing editor to A
From the Author Proceeds from Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son support medical care for AIDS orphans in China.
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