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Direct linkMegahead, Hamido A.; Cesario, Sandra – Journal of Family Social Work, 2008
While infant abandonment has occurred in all segments of society, on all continents, and across all generations, the motivations for this practice are varied and depend upon the social norms of a specific geographic region at a given point in time. Western approaches addressing the care of abandoned infants focus on terminating parental rights and…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Parent Rights, Placement, Infants
