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The Changing Tides Of Adoption: Why Marriage, Race, And Family Identity Still Matter, Jessica Dixon Weaver
The Changing Tides Of Adoption: Why Marriage, Race, And Family Identity Still Matter, Jessica Dixon Weaver
SMU Law Review
This essay expounds on the shifting motivation for adoption in the United States using a critical race feminist theory lens to explore how adoption remains wedded to marriage, the control of wealth, and family identity. These three elements have been historically and legally tied to race in that the law was intentionally written to exclude certain persons of color from being able to access marriage or wealth, thereby diminishing their ability to establish family identity.
This essay proceeds in three parts. Part II sets forth an overview of the evolution of adoption by exploring the breakdown of formal adoption and …
Constitutional Parentage, Joanna L. Grossman
Constitutional Parentage, Joanna L. Grossman
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
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Adoption In The Progressive Era: Preserving, Creating, And Re-Creating Families, Joanna L. Grossman, Chris Guthrie
Adoption In The Progressive Era: Preserving, Creating, And Re-Creating Families, Joanna L. Grossman, Chris Guthrie
Faculty Journal Articles and Book Chapters
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