Intangible problem:
Many different types of issues may arise when a child becomes aware that he or she may have been adopted. With this particular situation, there is no set outcome. Some may embrace their adoptive family and have no interest in their birth family, whereas others may constantly wonder. Timing is a huge factor; finding out at the age of 5 is different to finding out at the age of 30. Situations like having Caucasian parents as an Asian child may stir up a different type of emotion. Being adopted may bring feelings of loss, rejection, low self-esteem, curiosity, or guilt. A loss of identity may occur because the child may not know the who, where, when, and why. Health issues are another concern because of the inability to access to medical histories. (Depending on the biological parent who wants to keep the information open or not.)
I think this is an intangible problem because it is an issue that has many answers. It changes from person to person. This intangible problem can also be seen and understood in the view of the parent who gave up the child.
Possible solutions:
Websites such as:
http://www.isrr.net/about_isrr.shtml
http://reunion-registries.adoption.com/
Internet searches are a method that can be used to find a parent(s). Hiring an investigator or an agency to seek biological parents is another option. This issue is interesting because there is no physical object you can give to a person and expect it to solve something.
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