Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-269) and index
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Setting the stage : the adoptive parent in context / Virginia Brabender and April Fallon -- Theoretical contributions to the understanding of parent-child bonding in adoption / April Fallon and Barbara L. Goldsmith -- Using research to inform best practices in working with adoptive families / Hal S. Shorey, Sanjay R. Nath, and Meredith Carter -- The adoptive mother / Virginia Brabender, Amanda Swartz, Mary Winzinger, and April Fallon -- References