American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption

By Glaser, Gabrielle

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9780735224681
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Viking


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Reviewed on April 1, 2020  |  Social Sciences

One of the dark sides of the baby boom was an increase in teen pregnancy, the response to which from many families was to hide girls away in grim facilities. Agencies coerced girls to give their babies for adoption under penalty of juvenile detention and social censure. On the other side, they lied to prospective adoptive parents about the history of the babies, coupled with allowing unethical research pract...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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