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In their own voices : transracial adoptees tell their stories / Rita J. Simon and Rhonda M. Roorda.
Van Pelt Library HV875.64 .S5576 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Simon, Rita J. (Rita James), 1931-2013.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Interracial adoption--United States.
- Interracial adoption.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 392 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2000]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Part I Argument, Rhetoric, and Data for and Against Transracial Adoption 1
- Legal Status, History, and Review of Empirical Work 3.
- ISBN:
- 0231118287
- 0231118295
- OCLC:
- 42733742
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