This qualitative study aims at identifying the main representations of the international adoption process through a comparative analysis of 62 Italian stories about international adoption. Content analysis involves the use of thematic analysis as well as computer-assisted text analysis. Results show that adoption is represented varying from a polarization in which “the positive” is situated in the “adoptive world” while “the negative” pertains to the world of the origins, to a more integrated representation in which both the adoptive context and the origins entail positive aspects.
Greco, O., Comelli, I., Protagonists' and Adoptive Process Representations in Italian Children's Books About International Adoption: A Qualitative Study, <<ADOPTION QUARTERLY>>, 2017; 20 (4): 267-290. [doi:10.1080/10926755.2017.1291459] [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/99592]
Protagonists' and Adoptive Process Representations in Italian Children's Books About International Adoption: A Qualitative Study
Greco, Ondina
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2017
Abstract
This qualitative study aims at identifying the main representations of the international adoption process through a comparative analysis of 62 Italian stories about international adoption. Content analysis involves the use of thematic analysis as well as computer-assisted text analysis. Results show that adoption is represented varying from a polarization in which “the positive” is situated in the “adoptive world” while “the negative” pertains to the world of the origins, to a more integrated representation in which both the adoptive context and the origins entail positive aspects.
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