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Paklzegi, B. (2007). Single-parent adoptions and clinical implications. In R. JavierA. Baden & F. Biafora Handbook of adoption: Implications for researchers,practitioners, and families (pp. 190-216). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781412976633.n13

Paklzegi, Behnaz. "Single-Parent Adoptions and Clinical Implications." In Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers,Practitioners, and Families, 190-216. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007. doi: 10.4135/9781412976633.n13.

Paklzegi, B 2007, 'Single-parent adoptions and clinical implications', in Handbook of adoption: implications for researchers,practitioners, and families, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 190-216, viewed 13 December 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781412976633.n13.

Paklzegi, Behnaz. "Single-Parent Adoptions and Clinical Implications." Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers,Practitioners, and Families. Rafael A. JavierAmanda L. Baden and Frank A. Biafora. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2007. 190-216. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 13 Dec. 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781412976633.n13.

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Single-Parent Adoptions and Clinical Implications
Single-parent adoptions and clinical implications

Single adoptive parenthood, as a social institution, is a relatively newhistorical phenomenon in the United States. Unless otherwise specified, the termsingle in this chapter will refer to those who at thetime of adoption, and at the time they were studied, were not in a coupledrelationship. While some may have been married previously, they did not becomesingle parents as a result of divorce, death, or separation. The literaturesometimes refers to these parents as “single parents by choice”(Mechanek, Klein, & Kuppersmith, 1987; Miller, 1992; Pakizegi, 1990). Thesocial context of single-parent adoptions will be discussed first, followed by areview of the research on this family form. Finally, the implications of thesocial context and research findings for clinical work with ...

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