Parenthood and open adoption: an interpretative phenomenological analysis
In: Palgrave pivot
Introduction -- Locating the study of adoptive parenthood -- Parental entitlement and proper parenting: 'we are the parents now' -- Public openness, difference, and microaggressions: ' different but he same' -- Configuring adoptive kinship: 'close, but not too close' -- Conclusion: contested meanings of parenthood: 'as real as it gets'.