Os filhos que escolhemos: conjunturas e desafios no processo de adoção em Montes Claros/MG.

Abstract

This master's dissertation proposes a study of the adoption process from the various subjects involved and the plurality of issues, ranging from the initial moment of choosing the child to the completion of the process for the formalization of the family. Therefore, the general objective of this study was to analyze the adoption process in the city of Montes Claros/MG, regarding the relationship between the profile desired by adopters and the children and teenagers available for adoption. The specific objectives pervade in the presentation of the adoption process in Brazil based on historical and normative aspects, analysis of the data of the profile of choice for demonstration of the reality of the adoption process nationally and in the city of Montes Claros/MG, and reflection about the new culture of adoption in the media context. The research is developed from the quantitative methodology and as instrument of data collection the database of the National System of Adoption and Fostering was used, the study is also composed by bibliographical research and documental research. With that, the analysis of the collected results allowed us to verify the reality in numbers regarding the choice criteria that are used nowadays. From the discussions and the data presented, it was found that the interests of children and adolescents are being left in second place in order to prioritize the preference that the adopters' profile places as a condition at the moment of choosing a child. In this context, the conclusions point to the need to reflect on the new culture of adoption in order to build new practices and interactions in the social, educational and affective fields.