Approaching Adoption and Foster Care in Brazil |
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| Authors: | Maria Clotilde Rossetti-Ferreira PhD Nina Rosa do Amaral Costa PhD Solange Serrano PhD Fernanda Mariano Lilian Solon |
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| Institution: | 1. Early Child Education (CINDEDI) , S?o Paulo, Brazil;2. University of S?o Paulo, Campus of Ribeir?o Preto , S?o Paulo, Brazil;3. University of S?o Paulo , S?o Paulo, Brazil |
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| Abstract: | Adoption and foster care have recently undergone various changes in Brazil. Nonetheless, there is a lack of official research data on children who have been adopted or have been living in foster families or institutions. In this paper, after a brief account of the historical aspects of adoption and foster care in Brazil, we focus our discussion on two major points: (1) the difficulties in promoting a “new culture of adoption,” which would develop in “the child's best interest,” and (2) the meanings and prejudices related to late adoption that increase the number of children who remain for many years in institutions. |
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| Keywords: | Adoption foster care late adoption social policies |
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