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In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Rhonda Roorda
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Description for In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSL3; JKSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
While many proponents of transracial adoption claim that American society is increasingly becoming "color-blind," a growing body of research reveals that for transracial adoptees of all backgrounds, racial identity does matter. Rhonda M. Roorda elaborates significantly on that finding, specifically studying the effects of the adoption of black and biracial children by white parents. She incorporates diverse perspectives on transracial adoption by concerned black Americans of various ages, including those who lived through Jim Crow and the Civil Rights era. All her interviewees have been involved either personally or professionally in the lives of transracial adoptees, and they offer strategies ... Read more
While many proponents of transracial adoption claim that American society is increasingly becoming "color-blind," a growing body of research reveals that for transracial adoptees of all backgrounds, racial identity does matter. Rhonda M. Roorda elaborates significantly on that finding, specifically studying the effects of the adoption of black and biracial children by white parents. She incorporates diverse perspectives on transracial adoption by concerned black Americans of various ages, including those who lived through Jim Crow and the Civil Rights era. All her interviewees have been involved either personally or professionally in the lives of transracial adoptees, and they offer strategies ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231172219
SKU
V9780231172219
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About Rhonda Roorda
Rhonda M. Roorda, M.A., was adopted into a white family and raised with two nonadopted siblings. She is a national speaker on transracial adoption and a recipient of the Judge John P. Steketee Adoption Hero Award from the Adoptive Family Support Network (MI). With Rita J. Simon, she coauthored a landmark trilogy of books on transracial adoption (In Their Own ... Read more
Reviews for In Their Voices: Black Americans on Transracial Adoption
In Their Voices is a historical lesson in transracial adoption that adoptive parents shouldn't miss. It also provides a deep look at the policy and practices currently in place in the child welfare and domestic adoption system - these issues should also be deeply considered by the social workers, agencies, and others working in the adoption community.
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