Transracial Adoptees and Their Families: A Study of Identity and Commitment

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Transracial Adoptees and Their Families: A Study of Identity and Commitment

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Product information Authors: Rita J. Simon, Howard Altstein
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Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Category: Book
Publication Date: January 19, 1987
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 163
ISBN: 0275923983
Dewey Number: 362.734
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Product Description: "Transracial adoption is a controversial area of research and practice in child welfare. The authors, a sociologist and a social worker, have contributed much to its understanding through a series of studies that began in 1972 of white families that have adopted nonwhite (mostly black) children. This book reports on the latest phase of their research, which was based on interviews with most of the families and adoptees in the original sample. The purpose of the interviews was to explore the adoptees' racial identities and self-esteem, and the long-term effects of transracial adoption on the adoptees and their families. The authors present their findings in a clear, vivid, and coherent manner; objectively examine the issues raised by the study; and thoughtfully formulate implications for policy and practice. The study supports their major conclusion that `where no appropriate permanent inracial placement can be found for a nonwhite child . . . transracial adoption should be seriously considered.' A timely, unique, and sophisticated work that should be read widely by students, practitioners, and policymakers in child welfare."n Choice

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