Adoption Facts:
- 397,122 U.S. children in the foster care
- International adoption began in the 1950s
- Adoption rates were highest in the U.S. during the 1970s
- Increases in U.S. International Adoption started in the 1990s
- 500 American children are adopted by citizens of other countries each year, (Mostly in Canada and Europe)
Safety of International Adoption
- The Hague Convention:
- "seeks to ensure that intercountry adoptions are made in the best interests of the child and with respect for his or her fundamental rights. It also seeks to prevent the abduction, the sale of, or traffic in children." -(HCCH, 1951-2015)
How has globalization increased international adoption?
- Technology & Media
- Closer links between countries & cultures
- NGO's
- All God's Children
- Economic Inequality
- Over population
- Orphan Crisis
Positives of International Adoption:
International Adoption Abolitionists' View:
- Internationally adopted children do as well as nationally adopted children
- Takes burden of orphans from poorer countries
- Gives money to the sending country for the development of foster care systems
- Allows the adoption of children that are culturally unwanted in their home countries
- Gives children permanent homes versus foster care or orphanages
- Belief that international adoption has a negative effect on domestic adoption rates in both sending and receiving countries
- Increases in child trafficking
- Belief that international adoption overburdens the education, health, and welfare systems of receiving countries
- Cultural Identity Crisis
Is international adoption a global problem or solution?
Sources
- Darvas, Matt. "Global Orphan Crisis - Facts and Statistics." Matt Darvas. N.p., 04 Sept. 2014. Web. 06 Apr. 2015.
- Dowling, Monica, and Gill Brown. "Globalization And International Adoption From China." Child & Family Social Work 14.3 (2009): 352-361. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2015
- Breuning, Marijke. "What Explains Openness To Intercountry Adoption? What Explains Openness To Intercountry Adoption?." Social Science Quarterly (Wiley-Blackwell) 94.1 (2013): 113-130. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2015.
- "Information about the Program." Information about the Program. Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute, 2011. Web. 06 Apr. 2015.
- Yngvesson, Barbara. "Refiguring Kinship In The Space Of Adoption." Anthropological Quarterly 80.2 (2007): 561-579. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Apr. 2015.
- "Welcome to the Intercountry Adoption Section." HCCH. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2015.
- "What Is Intercountry Adoption." What Is Intercountry Adoption. Bureau of Consular Affairs, n.d. Web. 06 Apr. 2015.
Globalization and Adoption
Sarah Wilson