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Now in its third edition, this widely acclaimed resource provides an honest and detailed guide for adoptees and their birthparents. It offers a wealth of ideas, advice, resources, and encouragement to anyone considering embarking on his or her own journey of discovery. Drawing from personal experience as well as from extensive research, author Jayne Askin presents creative ways to overcome obstacles and attack problems that occur during the search process.
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"Whether medical, genetic, genealogical, or personal, the need to know one's family history can be especially strong for those adopted as children....Search provides a detailed, step-by-step process for unearthing adoptions information."-Adoptees In Search Letter
"An Impressively well-researched, fully informational guide."-Publisher's Weekly
"This book is a must in any organization's library. If you are involved in a search, you should have one of your own."-June Tanner, Research Director, The Kansas City Adoptologist
"We all leave a paper trail and Jayne Askin knows how to follow it."-FGS
"Recommended for public libraries and social science collections."-Library Journal
..."crammed with helpful strategies....this guide is likely to diminish the amount of time searchers spend looking for sources, and will surely provide support throughout the process."-Kirkus Reviews
?An Impressively well-researched, fully informational guide.?-Publisher's Weekly
?We all leave a paper trail and Jayne Askin knows how to follow it.?-FGS
?Recommended for public libraries and social science collections.?-Library Journal
?This book is a must in any organization's library. If you are involved in a search, you should have one of your own.?-June Tanner, Research Director, The Kansas City Adoptologist
Synopsis
Now in its third edition, this resource provides a detailed guide for adoptees and their birthparents. It offers a wealth of ideas, advice, resources, and encouragement to those considering embarking on their own journey of discovery. Drawing from personal experiences as well as extensive research, author Jane Askin presents creative ways to overcome obstacles and attack problems that occur during the search process. She presents realistic choices and alternatives, and their consequences for both parties. New to this edition is coverage of the advances that have been made in the area of electronic search methods for adoptees and birthparents, and how even the most novice computer users can assess them. State-by-state listings of adoption laws have also been updated, as have the addresses and contact information for the various groups, organizations and other resources featured in the book.
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- PublisherGreenwood
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 1573561150
- ISBN 13 9781573561150
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number3
- Number of pages352
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