China's hidden children : abandonment, adoption, and the human costs of the one-child policy
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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9780226352510, 022635251X
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Published
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 218 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780226352510, 022635251X
UPC
40025857597
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-208) and index.
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In the thirty-five years since China instituted its One-Child Policy, 120,000 children -- mostly girls -- have left China through international adoption, including 85,000 to the United States. It is generally assumed that this diaspora is the result of China's approach to population control, but there is also the underlying belief that the majority of adoptees are daughters because the One-Child Policy often collides with the traditional preference for a son. While there is some truth to this, it does not tell the full story-- a story with deep personal resonance to Kay Ann Johnson, a China scholar and mother to an adopted Chinese daughter.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Johnson, K. A. (2016). China's hidden children: abandonment, adoption, and the human costs of the one-child policy . The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Kay Ann. 2016. China's Hidden Children: Abandonment, Adoption, and the Human Costs of the One-child Policy. The University of Chicago Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Kay Ann. China's Hidden Children: Abandonment, Adoption, and the Human Costs of the One-child Policy The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Johnson, Kay Ann. China's Hidden Children: Abandonment, Adoption, and the Human Costs of the One-child Policy The University of Chicago Press, 2016.
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