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Domestic and International Transracial Adoption: A Synopsis of the Literature
Article first published online: 14 OCT 2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00164.x
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Tuan, M. (2008), Domestic and International Transracial Adoption: A Synopsis of the Literature. Sociology Compass, 2: 1848–1859. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00164.x
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- Issue published online: 24 NOV 2008
- Article first published online: 14 OCT 2008
- Sociology Compass 2/6 (2008): 1848–1859, 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2008.00164.x
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Abstract
While adoptions are as ‘old as humanity itself’, transracial adoptions are a fairly recent phenomenon, particularly in the United States. This article reviews the state of transracial adoption research through an examination of the domestic and international transracial adoption literatures. Special attention is paid to the controversy that erupted in the 1970s over Black–White adoption placements and to the emergence of international adoption as the dominant form of transracial adoption.