Jessaca B Leinaweaver: 2 books
The Circulation of Children
Kinship, Adoption, and Morality in Andean Peru
Language: English
Release Date: November 26, 2008
In this vivid ethnography, Jessaca B. Leinaweaver explores “child circulation,” informal arrangements in which indigenous Andean children are sent by their parents to live in other households. At first glance, child circulation appears tantamount to child abandonment. When seen in that light,...
Adoptive Migration
Raising Latinos in Spain
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2013
Spain has one of the highest per capita international adoption rates in the world. Internationally adopted kids are coming from many of the same countries as do the many immigrants who are radically transforming Spain's demographics. Based on interviews with adoptive families, migrant families, and...