/his/, what is the history of adoption? what cultures are prone

this is a pretty good question

bumping for interest

>>3116243
Romans and japanese, to ensure their dinasty's survival.

>>3116243
Adoption of children of the same family/tribe/lineage seems commonplace, especially when married couples couldn't make their own child in monogamous societies.

Adoption outside the tribe probably stems from slavery, since those children are far more likely to be adopted for economic reasons rather than any biological or social necessity

>>3116243
>5.jpg
Such disgusting picture

>>3116802
Does it symbolise something bad ?
Or is it too simple?

>>3116243
>what is the history of adoption?
Start with the animals

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>>3116598
I think it's incredible how Romans wholeheartedly accepted adoption as a legitimate continuation of power over passing it to natural children sometimes. It strengthened their dynasties, and the few times it passed directly to blood child it was a huge fucking mistake. Pic related.
Now then, why did medieval Europe get so hung up on sons directly ascending? Some germanic autism?

>>3116243
Native americans often adopted whites into their communities, sometimes blacks too. They still do, my friend is Mexican but he got adopted into our tribe.