In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories - Couverture souple

Roorda, Rhonda; Simon, Rita

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0231118295 ISBN 13 : 9780231118293

Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2000

Synopsis

Nearly forty years after researchers first sought to determine the effects, if any, on children adopted by families whose racial or ethnic background differed from their own, the debate over transracial adoption continues. In this collection of interviews conducted with black and biracial young adults who were adopted by white parents, the authors present the personal stories of two dozen individuals who hail from a wide range of religious, economic, political, and professional backgrounds. How does the experience affect their racial and social identities, their choice of friends and marital partners, and their lifestyles? In addition to interviews, the book includes overviews of both the history and current legal status of transracial adoption.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

The late Rita J. Simon was University Professor in the School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law at American University.

Rhonda Roorda was adopted into a white family in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. She is the recipient of the 2010 Judge John P. Steketee Adoption Hero Award from the Adoptive Family Support Network (MI). In 2017, Rhonda was awarded the Friend of Children and Youth Award from the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC). She is coordinator of financial and support services at a nonprofit educational advocacy organization in Lansing, Michigan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Columbia University Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0231118295
• ISBN 13: 9780231118293
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible