Talk:Adoption

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Proposed merge from Adrogation

Adrogation appears to be a relatively obscure historical form of adoption, and the line or so that we have on it could fit right into the history section here. BD2412 T 00:41, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

As the article discusses the topic entirely within the context of ancient Rome, perhaps it would make more sense merged into adoption in ancient Rome. That would not preclude mentioning it here as well. The distinction from arrogation mentioned in the article could use some clarification, but that is another issue. P Aculeius (talk) 11:54, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Not remotly obscure, the subject has been extensivly discussed by historians, the article is just underdeveloped (like many others on Wikipedia, nothing unusual about that).★Trekker (talk) 22:08, 9 September 2022 (UTC)

This article is mostly about modern adoption practices. Inappropriate to merge here. Merge it instead to adoption in ancient Rome, where it properly belongs. Removing the discussion template from the main page, it's been up since July. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 16:18, 23 October 2022 (UTC)

Point taken, merged to Adoption in ancient Rome. BD2412 T 22:28, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Copyvio - revdel request

This edit appears to be a copyright violation, introducing content from here (scroll down to the reproduced document) and which was also published here. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 14:08, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Abandonment is the main reason

Wars Famine is the main reason how parents provide to adopt children. VEHICLEFAN5500 (talk) 14:15, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Can I assume that English isn't your first language? Are you saying that wars and famine are the main reason why people adopt children? It absolutely isn't. The main reason is infertility in adoptive parents. Some of the reasons children are placed for adoption by natural parents or otherwise become adoptable include wars and famine. Abandonment isn't all that common. Poverty is a bigger cause. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 14:28, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Bonding

Shouldn't it be added that fathers tend to bond easier and deeper with adopted children and orphans than women? 208.30.108.183 (talk) 21:10, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

It should be, if it's cited to good reliable sources. Do you have any? Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 22:59, 23 June 2025 (UTC)

Adoption in Nature

Should the article mention adoption in nature, i.e., of animals by members of their own species or different species? I could not find another article for this topic. This subject is attested to in "Why do animals adopt?", a 2014 BBC article.

Note that this is arguably different from pet adoption, as that is about humans acquiring ownership of animals to be kept as pets, rather than as children. Although it does seem that the BBC article (and the scientific article it cites) and the current version of the pet adoption page refer to the same capuchin–marmoset story in different terms… (More generally, people may consider pets as part of their family, or even care for baby animals. However, this comparison between adoption and pet-keeping seems beyond Wikipedia's goal unless some external source already does it.) Vitorlppf (talk) 22:20, 23 January 2026 (UTC)