Perfectos (des) conocidos: búsquedas y encuentros entre adultos adoptados y sus hermanos/as de origen en Chile, Argentina y España

Irene Salvo Agoglia; Soledad  Gesteira; Chandra Kala Clemente-Martínez

doi:10.3989/dra.2023.021

Autores/as

Irene Salvo Agoglia Autonomous University of Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5879-5446
Soledad Gesteira University of Buenos Aires. National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1253-5902
Chandra Kala Clemente-Martínez Autonomous University of Barcelona https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5643-9704

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/dra.2023.021

Palabras clave:

Adopción, Búsquedas de orígenes, Hermanos, Identidad, Relaciones

Resumen

La investigación social muestra que las relaciones de parentesco entre hermanos/as son primordiales en la vida de muchas personas. Sin embargo, en el campo de estudios interdisciplinarios sobre adopción, especialmente en el ámbito iberoamericano, se ha explorado escasamente estas relaciones. En el marco de un estudio multi-situado y comparativo, en este artículo examinamos las experiencias de un grupo de personas adultas adoptadas chilenas, argentinas y españolas que buscaron y encontraron a sus hermanos/as de origen. A la luz del material de campo realizado, analizamos la complejidad de las dinámicas y afectos involucrados en estos encuentros y su impacto en los procesos de construcción de identidad y de las relaciones de parentesco, teniendo como trasfondo profundas inequidades sociales, económicas y culturales de carácter estructural. Discutimos cómo nuestros hallazgos pueden aportar a la comprensión de los procesos de búsqueda de orígenes y proyectamos diversos desafíos en las políticas y prácticas adoptivas, así como también en los futuros estudios sobre el tema.

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