New Worlds of Adoption: Growing Up in Complex Families

In recognition of November as National Adoption Month, Dr. Harold Grotevant will speak on “New Worlds of Adoption: Growing Up in Complex Families,” arguing that contemporary adoption requires that we expand our definition of family, and also necessitates developing theories and methods that will allow us to conduct credible research.

“Shared Fate” in Contemporary Multicultural Adoption Context

Dr. Leslie Hollingsworth addresses the applicability of “shared fate” theory (H. David Kirk) for strengthening contemporary multicultural adoptive families, including those in which domestic transracial, intercountry, and embryo adoptions occur.

Transnational Adoption

Dr. Sara Dorow will speak on “Transnational Adoption,” with particular attention to Chinese-North American adoptions.