Publisher:Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2005.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-309) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction : kith, kin, and family / Sally Haslanger and Charlotte Witt -- Pt. I. "Natural" and "unnatural" families -- 1. Adoption and its progeny : rethinking family law, gender, and sexual difference / Drucilla Cornell -- 2. Open adoption is not for everyone / Anita L. Allen -- 3. Methods of adoption : eliminating genetic privilege / Jacqueline Stevens -- 4. Several steps behind : gay and lesbian adoption / Sarah Tobias -- 5. A child of one's own : a moral assessment of property concepts in adoption / Janet Farrell Smith -- Pt. II. Familial relationships and personal identities -- 6. Family resemblances : adoption, personal identity, and genetic essentialism / Charlotte Witt -- 7. Being adopted and being a philosopher : exploring identity and the "desire to know" differently / Kimberly Leighton --
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