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Peer reviewedDaly, Kerry J. – Youth and Society, 1994
This paper examines the attitudes and perceptions that adolescents have of adoption. Based on responses given by 175 high school students, the study found that adoption was the least discussed option for pregnancy resolution, and the adoption process was perceived as complicated and of questionable legality. (GLR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Attitude Measures, Decision Making
Peer reviewedSobol, Michael P.; Daly, Kerry J. – Journal of Social Issues, 1992
Reviews issues surrounding adoption as an option for resolving teen crisis pregnancies. Examines the decision-making processes and social psychological consequences of adoption as a distinct phenomenon, including adoption rates and characteristics, factors influencing the adoption decision, birth mother response to adoption placement, and social…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Biological Parents, Birth
