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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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 Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| jvalmer wrote: |
| radcon wrote: |
| Koreans place importance on blood relations, that's why adoption is almost nil in the country. |
It isn't almost nil, but it isn't many, but more than you realize. Problem is that Koreans who've adopted will almost never-ever tell anyone, not even their closest siblings. Maybe this will change too in a decade (like many other things), but not yet. |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic |
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jvalmer
Joined: 06 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 5:58 am Post subject: |
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| radcon wrote: |
| And please describe what is the difference between almost none and not many? |
Just over 10% of available kids. Not sure about the total numbers, but from what I've heard and browsed in the past, every year there are over 10,000 'officially abandoned' kids. Roughly 1300+ are adopted in-country. And 2007 was the first year there were more domestic adoption than out-of-country adoptions.
It isn't many overall, but 10% of the total isn't nil.
http://english.mw.go.kr/front_eng/jc/sjc0107mn.jsp?PAR_MENU_ID=100306&MENU_ID=1003060102
And don't forget tons of 'unofficial' adoptions that occur by relatives, who just raise the kid while the birth parents go off somewhere. Very very common in the rural areas. If you've ever taught in a rural ares, you'll know what I mean. |
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