{"product_id":"2940149731381","title":"The ADOPTION and DONOR CONCEPTION FACTBOOK: The Only Comprehensive Source for U.S. \u0026 Global Data on the Invisible Families of Adoption, Foster Care \u0026 Donor Conception","description":"210 printed pages.  Indexed..\u003cbr\u003eThere are striking similarities, but also unexpected differences, between Adoptees and Donor Offspring and those raised by their Biological Parents -- unexpected perhaps because data is scarce or has often been skewed by \"selective definition,\"  An example of \"selective definition\" is President Bill Clinton's famous comment, \"I did NOT have sex with that woman,\" according to his own inventive definition of \"sexual relations.\"  Or, as Mark Twain said:  \"There are three kinds of lies -- lies, damned lies, and statistics.\"   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is an \"at a glance\" resource  for researchers, helping professionals, activists, lawmakers, journalists, students composing dissertations, other writers, and anyone interested in knowing the facts about America's most secretive, multi-billion dollar, Adoption, Assisted Reproduction, and Foster Care industries.  Negative data about these industries, or about the outcomes of the people they claim to serve, not only discredits long held beliefs formed from slick marketing, but also can adversely affect their political and financial interests and so \"disinformation\" has been a hallmark of their continued growth.   As with many major industries, new terminology describes their products -- \"Adoptees, Birth Parents, Adoptive Parents, Donors, Donor Offspring, Foster Parents, Intended Parents, Custody Evaluators,\" etc. Chapters about each of these groups begin with an explanation of the Legal or Political terms.  Because the terms represent people, they are capitalized as one would capitalize a person's name, and they are given \"voice.\"  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSources are indicated immediately following each statistic, study, or statement, rather than footnoting. The Bibliography details shorter cites, and the extensive Index may further assist researchers.   Browse the stats and back stories, consider the sources, follow the dollars, and judge for yourself.  It's about you, your family, your money. You have a right to know.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e210 printed pages.  Indexed.","brand":"Access Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101419127024,"sku":"2940149731381","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940149731381_p0.jpg?v=1763729439","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940149731381","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}