Global Families, Inequality and Transnational Adoption

1. Introduction: The Global in the Family
Riitta Högbacka

2. Adoption and Family in the Global North and South
Riitta Högbacka

3. The Making of the Adoptive Family: Choosing Family
Riitta Högbacka

4. The Un-Making of the Family of Origin: Adoption Social Workers as Intermediaries
Riitta Högbacka

5. First Mothers’ Stunted Choices
Riitta Högbacka

6. Inequality Among First Mothers: The Power of Resources
Riitta Högbacka

7. Re-Making Family: The Struggle Over Belonging
Riitta Högbacka

8. Contact Over Time
Riitta Högbacka

9. Conclusion: Re-Kinning First Mothers
Riitta Högbacka

Keywords: Social Sciences, Family, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Childhood, Adolescence and Society