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Making Meaning of Domestic Adoption Reunion in Online Narratives: A Dialogic Perspective

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Kristina M. Scharp
Journal: Departures in Critical Qualitative Research
Departures in Critical Qualitative Research (2013) 2 (3): 301–325.
https://doi.org/10.1525/qcr.2013.2.3.301
Published: 01 December 2013
... by focusing on the constitution of its meaning. Studies privileging meaning-making help unravel why certain outcomes emerge and emphasize the importance of communication in studying relationships. Framed by relational dialectics theory and examined using Baxter’s newly developed contrapuntal analysis...
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“Birth Mothers Are Not Bad People”: A Dialogic Analysis of Online Birth Mother Stories

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Leslie A. Baxter, Kristina M. Scharp, Bryan Asbury, Amber Jannusch, Kristen M. Norwood
Journal: Departures in Critical Qualitative Research
Departures in Critical Qualitative Research (2012) 1 (1): 53–82.
https://doi.org/10.1525/qcr.2012.1.1.53
Published: 01 March 2012
... the identity of mother altogether. Keywords: adoption, birth mother, dialogism, relational dialectics theory, stigma Giving up a child for adoption is largely unthinkable in American culture (Henney, Ayers-Lopez, McRoy, & Grotevant, 2007). Yet the U.S. Census Bureau (2003) reports that approximately 2.1...
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