Concept information
Preferred term
international adoption
Definition
- Adoption is not always domestic; it can also be international, or what is sometimes called intercountry. International adoption occurs when a family from one country adopts a child from a different country through permanent legal means. [Source: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia; Adoption, International]
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/international_adoption
{{label}}
{{#each values }} {{! loop through ConceptPropertyValue objects }}
{{#if prefLabel }}
{{/if}}
{{/each}}
{{#if notation }}{{ notation }} {{/if}}{{ prefLabel }}
{{#ifDifferentLabelLang lang }} ({{ lang }}){{/ifDifferentLabelLang}}
{{#if vocabName }}
{{ vocabName }}
{{/if}}