Troubling Adoption

Name: Troubling Adoption
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ISBN: 9781447371946

Heartbreak and Hope

Cath Lambert (The University of Warwick, UK)

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English

Policy Press
29 January 2026

Sociology: family & relationships; Child welfare; Adoption & fostering; Social work; Child & developmental psychology

The permanent removal of children from their families of origin to place with another family for adoption is coming under greater critical scrutiny across the world. Cath Lambert challenges readers to consider alternative narratives to the adoption story, stepping away from dominant narratives to ones rooted in lived experience.

By: Cath Lambert (The University of Warwick UK)
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447371946
ISBN 10: 1447371941
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 29 January 2026
Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Further / Higher Education , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: What is Adoption? 2. Knowledge and Power in the Adoption Archive 3. Developing Alternative Knowledges and Ways of Knowing 4. Telling Life Stories: The Power and Difficulty of Words 5. Telling Stories in New Ways using Bodies, Senses and Emotions 6. Hopeful Strategies for Breaking the Cycle of Trauma 7. Thinking Differently With and About Attachment 8. Conclusions: Re/Forming Adoption?

Cath Lambert is Reader in Sociology at the University of Warwick and is an adoptive parent.