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"You don't take anything for granted": The role of anthropology in improving services, policies, and parenting practices for adoptive families

Rom�n, Beatriz San; Gaggiotti, Hugo; Marre, Diana

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Beatriz San Rom�n

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Hugo Gaggiotti Hugo.Gaggiotti@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Human Resource Management

Diana Marre



Abstract

© 2015 American Anthropological Association. This article examines the impact of the transnational adoption research of an interdisciplinary group of researchers (AFIN). Since 2004, AFIN has successfully developed several research projects with the participation of practitioners and adoptive families and their associations. AFIN uses an ethnographic method and an anthropological perspective-which provides insights on transnational adoption, politics, and professional culture in Spain. This combination has resulted in a substantial body of knowledge as well as the recognition of opportunities for and challenges to building bridges among academics, policy makers, practitioners, and adoptive families in order to increase the wellbeing of families. We suggest that engagement and collaboration with family associations might offer the best chance for social anthropological research to have an influence on family public policies and practices in Spain.

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Román, B. S., Gaggiotti, H., & Marre, D. (2015). "You don't take anything for granted": The role of anthropology in improving services, policies, and parenting practices for adoptive families. Annals of Anthropological Practice, 39(2), 205-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/napa.12080

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Feb 1, 2015
Publication Date Nov 1, 2015
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Annals of Anthropological Practice
Electronic ISSN 2153-9588
Publisher American Anthropological Association
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 39
Issue 2
Pages 205-220
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/napa.12080
Keywords anthropology, transnational adoption, family services, knowledge producers, knowledge consumers, knowledge transfer, policymaking, practitioners
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/803969
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/napa.12080/full
Related Public URLs http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/napa.12080/full

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