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Narrating Adoption: Resisting Adoption as “Second Best” in Online Stories of Domestic Adoption Told by Adoptive Parents

Leslie A. BaxterCommunication Studies, University of IowaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kristen M. NorwoodDepartment of English and Communication, Fontbonne University
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Bryan AsburyDepartment of Communication Studies, University of Iowa
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Kristina M. ScharpDepartment of Communication Studies, University of Iowa
Pages 253-269 | Published online: 11 Jun 2014

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