Adopted Children’s Personalities in Relation to Biological and Adopted Parents

Type :

Case study

Pages :

5 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

04/21/2008

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Psychology

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Summary :

Introduction
Finding birth parents willing to take part in the study
The independent variable in the study
The first thing to do
A strong correlation between personality of the adopted parents and the child
Conclusion
References

Abstract

Adoption is a word that is thrown around all too much today in the English language. In 2004, we adopt a greyhound, adopt a soldier overseas, and adopt a tree. Needless to say, all of these uses for "adopt" has led the masses to be distracted as to what adoption truly is. The true definition of child adoption is "a legal proceeding that creates parent-child relations between persons not related by blood; [and] the adopted child is entitled to all privileges belonging to a natural child of the adoptive parents" (Wordnet 2.0 Online. 2004). In my case, this is exactly what adoption means for me as well. I was adopted shortly after birth, never living with my birth parents. A wonderful couple took me into their hearts and home, always telling me that "even though you are not the child of our bodies, you are still the child of our heart." After being adopted over nineteen years ago, it is not something I remember; though it is something I still have questions about. Just as every adolescent questions, "Who am I?" many adopted persons deal with the same lingering thoughts.