"The purpose of this study was to analyze data collected through the administration of a schedule of ten selected items applied to records of a study sample composed of twenty Negro couples who adopted children placed by the Children's Service Bureau of Dade County and twenty other Florida Negro couples who adopted children without licensed child-placing agency service in 1957, 1958, or 1959. This study attempted to determine the significance of the differences in the distribution of the selected characteristics between those couples utilizing the services of a licensed child-placing agency and a representative sample of those adopting without the services of a licensed child-placing agency"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "June, 1960." / "Submitted to the Graduate School of Florida State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Social Work." / Advisor: Dixie B. Jones, Professor Directing Study. / Includes bibliographical references.

Florida State University

Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005.

Texte remanié de: Th. doct.--Droit privé--Montpellier 1, 2000. / En appendice, choix de documents. Bibliogr. p. 409-440. Index.

Texte remanié de: Dissertation--Juristische Fakultät--Universität Köln, 2005. / Notes bibliogr.

Reproduction de : Thèse de doctorat : Sciences de l'éducation : Lyon 2 : 2003. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. Index.

Thesis (M. Journ.)--University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 30).

This thesis argues that infertile prospective parents have a moral obligation to adopt rather than pursue ARTs (Assisted Reproductive Technology). The first chapter presents the negative argument against the common desire among prospective parents for a genetically related child. After refuting the five most promising reasons for wanting a biological child, I show that the burden of proof lies with defenders of ARTs to justify their use. In the second chapter I make the moral case in favour of adoption. By drawing an analogy to a standard and incontrovertible duty to aid case, I argue that infertile prospective parents have a duty to adopt. The final chapter justifies limiting the scope of my argument to the infertile. I argue that unlike fertile parents, the infertile who elect to pursue ARTs are clearly willing and able to assume additional costs in order to have a child. Consequently, there is a relevant difference between these two groups that justifies focusing on the latter. / Thesis (Master, Philosophy) -- Queen's University, 2012-09-10 10:40:14.214

Diss. Linköping : Linköpings universitet, 2006.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1969. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.