Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain

This article examines psychologists’ and social workers’ discourses in relation to international adoptions by single parents in Spain. The analysis suggests that these professionals, who play a key role in moving forward (or not) the adoption process, work with a distinctive notion of “the best inte...

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Autores: Poveda Bicknell, David, Jociles Rubio, María Isabel, Rivas Rivas, Ana María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:International adoption
Single parenthood
Best interest of the child
Professional practice
Ciencias Sociales
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spelling Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in SpainPoveda Bicknell, DavidJociles Rubio, María IsabelRivas Rivas, Ana MaríaInternational adoptionSingle parenthoodBest interest of the childProfessional practiceCiencias Sociales5103.02 Filiación, Familia y Parentesco6309.03 Familia, ParentescoThis article examines psychologists’ and social workers’ discourses in relation to international adoptions by single parents in Spain. The analysis suggests that these professionals, who play a key role in moving forward (or not) the adoption process, work with a distinctive notion of “the best interest of the child” in which a heterosexual couple is taken as the normative referent of parental and family relations. The principle of the child's best interest is explicitly defined at the legislative level and is incorporated as part of child protection policies, though in interview discourses it intertwines with many other themes. Our analysis uncovered some diversity in psychologists’ and social workers’ discourses, which seem to be tied to their professional and experiential background, though an argument that portrays single parenthood in negative terms dominates their views. These representations are developed even though the available evidence from post-adoption assessments does not support such bias.Association for Political and Legal Anthropology.Universidad Complutense de Madrid20132013-01-0120132013-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501AMhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_ab4af688f83e57aainfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/115209reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)InglésengMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100004837 Not available FEM2009-07717 Monoparentalidad Por Eleccion: Estrategias De Autodefinicion, Distincion Y Legitimacion De Nuevos Modelos Familiaresopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1152092026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain
title Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain
spellingShingle Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain
Poveda Bicknell, David
International adoption
Single parenthood
Best interest of the child
Professional practice
Ciencias Sociales
5103.02 Filiación, Familia y Parentesco
6309.03 Familia, Parentesco
title_short Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain
title_full Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain
title_fullStr Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain
title_full_unstemmed Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain
title_sort Professional discourses on single parenthood in international adoptions in Spain
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Poveda Bicknell, David
Jociles Rubio, María Isabel
Rivas Rivas, Ana María
author Poveda Bicknell, David
author_facet Poveda Bicknell, David
Jociles Rubio, María Isabel
Rivas Rivas, Ana María
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author2 Jociles Rubio, María Isabel
Rivas Rivas, Ana María
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv International adoption
Single parenthood
Best interest of the child
Professional practice
Ciencias Sociales
5103.02 Filiación, Familia y Parentesco
6309.03 Familia, Parentesco
topic International adoption
Single parenthood
Best interest of the child
Professional practice
Ciencias Sociales
5103.02 Filiación, Familia y Parentesco
6309.03 Familia, Parentesco
description This article examines psychologists’ and social workers’ discourses in relation to international adoptions by single parents in Spain. The analysis suggests that these professionals, who play a key role in moving forward (or not) the adoption process, work with a distinctive notion of “the best interest of the child” in which a heterosexual couple is taken as the normative referent of parental and family relations. The principle of the child's best interest is explicitly defined at the legislative level and is incorporated as part of child protection policies, though in interview discourses it intertwines with many other themes. Our analysis uncovered some diversity in psychologists’ and social workers’ discourses, which seem to be tied to their professional and experiential background, though an argument that portrays single parenthood in negative terms dominates their views. These representations are developed even though the available evidence from post-adoption assessments does not support such bias.
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