Surnames in Adoption: (Re)creating Identities of Belonging

Names are increasingly recognised in sociology as important routes for understanding family relationships, as well as familial and individual identities. In this article, we use qualitative ‘name story’ data to examine the meanings of surnames for adults who were adopted as a child and for adults wh...

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Main Authors: Jane Pilcher, Jan Flaherty, Hannah Deakin-Smith, Amanda Coffey, Eve Makis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-11-01
Series:Genealogy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/7/4/92