Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Stresses and Issues in Parenthood; 3 Adoption in the Family and Child Welfare Context; 4 Issues in Adoptive Parenthood and Conceptual Framework; 5 Methodology; 6 Ethnographic Insights and Hypotheses for Testing; 7 Profiles of Adoptive Parents, Adoptive Children and Birth Parents; 8 Demographic Data of Respondent Adoptive Families; 9 Traditional Adoption: Stresses and Patterns of Coping in Descriptive Statistics
10 Nontraditional Adoption: Stresses and Patterns of Coping in Descriptive Statistics11 Hypotheses Testing and Scale Construction; 12 Discussion and Recommendations; Bibliography; Appendices; Appendix 1 Semi-structured Interview Guide for the Ethnographic Study; Appendix 2 Profile of Adoptive Parents; Appendix 3 Profile of Adoptive Children and Birth Parents; Appendix 4 Structured Questionnaire in English; Appendix 5 Structured Questionnaire in Chinese
