'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens

Adopted children's arrival at adolescence is an object of interest and concern among researchers, professionals, and politicians. In this article, I offer an analysis of parental talk among 24 families about their concerns related to their transnationally adopted teens. The majority of the adop...

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Autor: Báñez Tello, Tomasa
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Data de publicação:2017
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositório:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
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Palavra-chave:Adopció
Adolescència
Famílies adoptives
Adoption
Adolescence
Stepfamilies
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spelling 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teensBáñez Tello, TomasaAdopcióAdolescènciaFamílies adoptivesAdoptionAdolescenceStepfamiliesAdopted children's arrival at adolescence is an object of interest and concern among researchers, professionals, and politicians. In this article, I offer an analysis of parental talk among 24 families about their concerns related to their transnationally adopted teens. The majority of the adoptive parents reported having concerns about their children, which they attributed to their children's entry into adolescence and their children's inherent personality traits. In this article, I focus on the first of these attributions, which places the ''blame'' on adolescence. I do this from a perspective integrating a theoretical view from social anthropology that analyzes social discourses and a more applied view from social work that explores how these discourses influence family practices. The results of this analysis can guide family and professional practices and public policies on adoption.SAGE Publications2017info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/124512Articles publicats en revistes (Treball Social)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésVersió postprint del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325015617234Qualitative Social Work, 2017, vol. 16, num. 3, p. 394-410https://doi.org/10.1177/1473325015617234(c) Báñez Tello, Tomasa, 2017info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/1245122026-05-27T06:46:51Z
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title 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens
spellingShingle 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens
Báñez Tello, Tomasa
Adopció
Adolescència
Famílies adoptives
Adoption
Adolescence
Stepfamilies
title_short 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens
title_full 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens
title_fullStr 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens
title_full_unstemmed 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens
title_sort 'All teenagers have problems, whether they're adopted or not': Discourses on adolescence and adoption among parents of transnationally adopted teens
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Báñez Tello, Tomasa
author Báñez Tello, Tomasa
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Adopció
Adolescència
Famílies adoptives
Adoption
Adolescence
Stepfamilies
topic Adopció
Adolescència
Famílies adoptives
Adoption
Adolescence
Stepfamilies
description Adopted children's arrival at adolescence is an object of interest and concern among researchers, professionals, and politicians. In this article, I offer an analysis of parental talk among 24 families about their concerns related to their transnationally adopted teens. The majority of the adoptive parents reported having concerns about their children, which they attributed to their children's entry into adolescence and their children's inherent personality traits. In this article, I focus on the first of these attributions, which places the ''blame'' on adolescence. I do this from a perspective integrating a theoretical view from social anthropology that analyzes social discourses and a more applied view from social work that explores how these discourses influence family practices. The results of this analysis can guide family and professional practices and public policies on adoption.
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