ANTC09H3 Final: ANTC09 Final Exam Study Sheet.docx
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Transnational adoption: child care arrangement in which a couple adopts a child into their family who is of a different nationality than them and across borders. Transnational adoption must meet requirements of both the adoptee"s and adopters countries of residence. An example is an american couple adopting a chinese newborn from china. Kinning: the process by which a fetus or new born child (or previously unattached person) is brought into a significant and permanent relationship with a group of people that is expressed in a kin idiom. *transubstantiation: the incorporation of transnational adopted children into their adopted parents" kin network. The biological essence of the child (i. e. outward appearance) remains the same, while the social essence (i. e. being, self) is changed through incorporation to the new kin network (or kinning: divided into 4 stages: Pre-pregnancy: begins when a couple decides they want to have a child. Pregnancy: begins when a couple is approved by authorities to adopt a child.
