Abstract

MERCON-VARGAS, Elisa Avellar; ROSA, Edinete Maria  and  DELL'AGLIO, Débora Dalbosco. Domestic and international adoptions: meanings, motivations and qualification processes. Rev. SPAGESP [online]. 2014, vol.15, n.2, pp. 12-26. ISSN 1677-2970.

Through a multiple case study - a domestic and an international adoption - the present study investigated meanings, motivations, and qualification processes in adoption cases. The methodology used was the Ecological Engagement, in which interviews, observations, and visits to the families were conducted. Adoption was perceived as an action directed to the child's welfare in both cases. In the domestic case, the main motivation for adoption related to the affective bond formed by children and adoptees in their prior contact, whereas in the international case it related to problems in pregnancy and having biological children. The way adoptees signify the adoption process as well as values and beliefs present in society influence how adoption occurs.

Keywords : adoption; meanings; motivation; qualification process.

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