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Positive And Negative Aspects Of Transracial Adoption: An Exploratory Study From Korean Transracial Adoptees' Perspectives, Danielle E. Godon, Patricia G. Ramsey
Positive And Negative Aspects Of Transracial Adoption: An Exploratory Study From Korean Transracial Adoptees' Perspectives, Danielle E. Godon, Patricia G. Ramsey
Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences
This purpose of this study was to learn how transracial adoptees (TRAs) feel about transracial adoption. Ninety-five adult Korean-born adoptees (73 female and 22 male) responded to open-ended questions about the positive and negative aspects of being transracially adopted. More adoptees felt generally positive than negative, but most had mixed feelings. Positive aspects most often cited included: being a part of two cultures; developing personal awareness, open-mindedness, and deeper understandings; and being unique. Common negative aspects included isolation from one’s adoptive and birth families and cultures; the burden of dealing with others’ assumptions and questions about transracial adoption; and identity …
Understanding The Cultural Values Of Latino Adoptive Families In Southern New England, Julie Guest
Understanding The Cultural Values Of Latino Adoptive Families In Southern New England, Julie Guest
Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences
No abstract provided.
Culture Keeping Or Cultural Tourism? Cultural Socialization In Transracial Adoptive Families, Xian Zhang, Ellen Pinderhughes
Culture Keeping Or Cultural Tourism? Cultural Socialization In Transracial Adoptive Families, Xian Zhang, Ellen Pinderhughes
Rudd Adoption Research Program Annual Conferences
No abstract provided.