In the best interests of the child : loss and suffering in adoption proceedings / Mili Mass ; translated by Jonathan Orr-Stav.

Author/Creator:

Mass, Mili, author.

Standardized Title:

Beshem tovat hayeled-ovdan vesevel behalichei haimutz. English

Publication:

New York : Berghahn Books, 2018.

Format/Description:

Book
ix, 325 pages ; 24 cm

Subjects:

Adoption -- Israel.
Adoption -- Law and legislation -- Israel.
Adoption -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Israel.
Adopted children -- Family relationships -- Israel.
Parental deprivation -- Psychological aspects.
Children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Israel.
Parent and child (Law) -- Israel.
Loss (Psychology) in children.

Contents:

Note on translation
Introduction : moses and oedipus
"Parental capability" : the story of the ziv family children
"Belonging" and "continuity" : elinor's story
From "the best interests of the child" to the "wilderness generation" : the story of dalit and her daughter tal
Interlude : between secrecy and privacy: on the publication of dalit and tal's story
"Sacred calling" : daniel's story
Epilogue
Not blame, but loss
Bibliography
Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other format:

Online version: Mass, Mili. In the best interests of the child.

ISBN:

9781785338021
1785338021

OCLC:

1019837101

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