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Nationella adoptioner i Sverige

Arrhenius, Jenny (2005)
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine domestic adoptions in Sweden, and also compare the Swedish adoption system to the Canadian adoption system. I wanted to find out why there are so few domestic adoptions in Sweden, and how it has changed over the years. I also wanted to know why there is such a large difference between Sweden and Canada regarding adoptions.

I interviewed five social workers to find out what attitudes the social services have regarding adoptions. My other questions were how the childs best interest is considered when a parent wants to place a child in an adoptivefamily, and which parents decide to place their child instead of keeping it.

I found that the social services are reluctant to place children in... (More)
The purpose of this study was to examine domestic adoptions in Sweden, and also compare the Swedish adoption system to the Canadian adoption system. I wanted to find out why there are so few domestic adoptions in Sweden, and how it has changed over the years. I also wanted to know why there is such a large difference between Sweden and Canada regarding adoptions.

I interviewed five social workers to find out what attitudes the social services have regarding adoptions. My other questions were how the childs best interest is considered when a parent wants to place a child in an adoptivefamily, and which parents decide to place their child instead of keeping it.

I found that the social services are reluctant to place children in adoptivefamilies because their main goal is to keep biological families intact. In Canada the social services goal is to provide the child with a safe and stable home.

There is no longer any stigma surrounding single mothers and well developed welfaresystems enable most to keep their children. The parents who place their children often have special reasons. It is considered to be in the childs best interest to stay with its biological family. (Less)
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author
Arrhenius, Jenny
supervisor
organization
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
adoption, adoptivbarn, Kanada, Social problems and welfare, national insurance, Sociala problem, social välfärd, socialförsäkring
language
Swedish
id
1331091
date added to LUP
2005-02-01 00:00:00
date last changed
2005-02-01 00:00:00
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to examine domestic adoptions in Sweden, and also compare the Swedish adoption system to the Canadian adoption system. I wanted to find out why there are so few domestic adoptions in Sweden, and how it has changed over the years. I also wanted to know why there is such a large difference between Sweden and Canada regarding adoptions.

I interviewed five social workers to find out what attitudes the social services have regarding adoptions. My other questions were how the childs best interest is considered when a parent wants to place a child in an adoptivefamily, and which parents decide to place their child instead of keeping it.

I found that the social services are reluctant to place children in adoptivefamilies because their main goal is to keep biological families intact. In Canada the social services goal is to provide the child with a safe and stable home.

There is no longer any stigma surrounding single mothers and well developed welfaresystems enable most to keep their children. The parents who place their children often have special reasons. It is considered to be in the childs best interest to stay with its biological family.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Nationella adoptioner i Sverige}},
  year         = {{2005}},
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