TY - JOUR
T1 - Preferred characteristics of children in need of adoption
T2 - Is there a demand for available foster children?
AU - Brooks, Devon
AU - James, Sigrid
AU - Barth, Richard P.
N1 - Preferred Characteristics of Children in Need of Adoption: Is There a Demand for Available Foster Children? Devon Brooks, Sigrid James and Richard P. Barth Published By: The University of Chicago Press https://doi.org/10.1086/342996 https://www. jstor .org/stable/10.1086/342996 This study examines 625 Caucasian adoptive parents' preferences for certain characteristics in adoptive children in order to assist child‐welfare professionals in achieving greater levels of permanency for available foster children.
PY - 2002/12
Y1 - 2002/12
N2 - This study examines 625 Caucasian adoptive parents' preferences for certain characteristics in adoptive children in order to assist child-welfare professionals in achieving greater levels of permanency for available foster children. Findings indicate that when willing to adopt a foster child parents generally prefer Caucasian, young, and non-special needs children. However, parents also appear to be willing to adopt foster children who are of color, older, or who have special needs. An underutilized pool of prospective adopters therefore may exist for foster children with a range of characteristics.
AB - This study examines 625 Caucasian adoptive parents' preferences for certain characteristics in adoptive children in order to assist child-welfare professionals in achieving greater levels of permanency for available foster children. Findings indicate that when willing to adopt a foster child parents generally prefer Caucasian, young, and non-special needs children. However, parents also appear to be willing to adopt foster children who are of color, older, or who have special needs. An underutilized pool of prospective adopters therefore may exist for foster children with a range of characteristics.
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U2 - 10.1086/342996
DO - 10.1086/342996
M3 - Article
SN - 0037-7961
VL - 76
SP - 574
EP - 602
JO - Social Service Review
JF - Social Service Review
IS - 4
ER -