In Their Own Voices
Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories
by Rita J. SimonNearly 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.
- Format
- 406 pages, Paperback
- First published
- June 15, 2000
- Publishers
- Columbia University Press
- Subjects
- Child welfare·Family·Relationships·Multicultural studies·Social work·Social science·Family·Parenting·Childbirth·Sociology·Usa·Adoption·Parenting·General·Social science·Social work·Interracial adoption·United states
- Language
- English
It really takes you out of yourself and gives you another viewpoint on the world. Each person and situation is unique but there are patterns and commonalities.
This 392 page book begins with an informative study for and against transracial adoption by Rita Simon (the first 27 pages) and the remaining pages consist of the transcribed interviews of 24 transracially adopted men and women.I am encouraged by the fact that the vast majority of TRAs are grateful for their adopted caucasian parents and the positive influence they made on their lives.
I think anyone who has adopted transracially or is considering it should read this book. Very eye opening.
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