Clapton, Gary,  1948- <br/><br/>
Birth fathers and their adoption experiences / 
Gary Clapton. 
 - 237 pages :  illustrations ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and index. 
<br/><br/> Acknowledgements --  Introduction: Adoption and Birth Parents, Birth Fathers and Fatherhood --  Introduction --  Adoption and Birth Parents: From Out of the Shadows --  Birth Fathers: What Do We Know? --  Fatherhood Today --  The Life Experiences of Birth Fathers --  The Birth Fathers, the Pregnancy and the Birth of the Child --  The Adoption --  Life After Adoption --  Birth Father and Child: Towards Meeting and the Meanings of Contact --  Birth Father Narratives: The Implications --  Understanding Men and Fathers --  Working with Fathers --  References --  Subject Index --  Author Index.  Pt. I.  1.  2.  3.  4.  Pt. II.  5.  6.  7.  8.  Pt. III.  9.  10. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1843100126 9781843100126 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002034076 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fatherhood--Great Britain<br/>Adoption--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ756  / .C525 2003 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.8742