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In their own voices : transracial adoptees tell their stories /

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 adul...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simon, Rita J. (Rita James), 1931-2013
Otros Autores: Roorda, Rhonda M., 1969-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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 m.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiv, 392 pages)
ISBN:0231506414
9780231506410
9780231118286
0231118287