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9780465036752

Journey Of The Adopted Self A Quest For Wholeness

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  • ISBN13:

    9780465036752

  • ISBN10:

    0465036759

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1995-05-06
  • Publisher: Basic Books

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Summary

Betty Jean Lifton, whoseLost and Foundhas become a bible to adoptees and to those who would understand the adoption experience, explores further the inner world of the adopted person. She breaks new ground as she traces the adopted child's lifelong struggle to form an authentic sense of self. And she shows how both the symbolic and the literal search for roots becomes a crucial part of the journey toward wholeness.

Author Biography

Betty Jean Lifton, Ph.D., has done extensive research and counseling with all members of the adoption triad. She is the author of several books on adoption, including Twice Born: Memoirs of an adopted Daughter and Lost and Found: The Adoption Experience, as well as a young adult novel, I’m Still Me, and a children’s book, Tell Me a Real Adoption Story. She is also the author of The King of Children: A Biography of Janusz Korczak and A Place Called Hiroshima.

Table of Contents

Part I THE SELF IN CRISIS
Betwixt and Between
3(10)
The Mothered/Motherless Self
13(8)
The Conspiracy of Silence
21(7)
The Hidden Relationship
28(8)
The Broken Narrative
36(12)
Artificial Self, Forbidden Self
48(17)
Stuck in the Life Cycle
65(23)
The Antisocial Tendency
88(21)
The Adult Child
109(18)
Part II THE SELF IN SEARCH
The Call to Self
127(19)
Alternate Reality
146(29)
The Painted Bird
175(16)
The Fathered/Fatherless Self
191(21)
The Found Adoptee
212(13)
The Mark of Oedipus
225(16)
The Adoption Tie
241(16)
Part III THE SELF IN TRANSFORMATION
Becoming Whole
257(20)
The Best Interests of the Adopted Child
274(3)
Resources 277(22)
The Adoption Reform Network
National Umbrella Network of the Adoption Reform Movement
Birth Parent Support Groups
National and International Registries
Adoptive Parent Groups
Periodicals
Resource/Referral/Counseling Organizations
Recommended Reading
Acknowledgments 299(4)
Notes 303(20)
Index 323

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