Social Stigmatization of Adopters and Adoptees
Stigmatizarea socială a adoptaţilor şi adoptatorilor

Summary/Abstract: This article explores the issue of social stigmatizations of adoptive parents. In the first four sections of this paper is defined the concept of social stigmatization and are synthesized, on the basis of the international studies, the attributes that determine the social stigmatization of adoptive parents, the social attitude toward the adopters and the emotional experiences of stigmatized persons. In the fifth section we present the main results of an exploratory study conducted from April to July 2008. We intended to identify the opinions of the respondent toward the adoption process and the potential source of stigmatization of adoptees and adopters.

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