White parents, Black children: experiencing transracial adoption

dc.contributor.author	Smith, Darron T.
dc.contributor.author	Jacobson, Cardell K.
dc.contributor.author	Juárez, Brenda G.
dc.date.accessioned	2011-12-19T15:23:17Z
dc.date.available	2011-12-19T15:23:17Z
dc.date.issued	2011
dc.identifier.citation	Smith, Darron, Jacobson, Cardell K. and Brenda G. Juárez. White Parents, Black Children: Experiencing Transracial Adoption. Lanham (Maryland): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2011. -- 162 p.	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	1442207620
dc.identifier.isbn	9781442207622
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10057/4041
dc.description	Transracial adoption: considering family, home, and love and the paradoxes of race matters -- Contextualizing transracial adoption: demographic trends, introducing the families -- Transracial adoption, white racial knowledge, and the trouble with "love is enough" -- Research on transracial adoption: what do we know? -- Cross-cultural race pioneers: white adoptive parents learning and not learning about race -- White parents teaching black children about race -- Addressing race with your children: practical advice for white adoptive parents.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	White Parents, Black Children looks at the difficult issue of race in transracial adoptions--particularly the adoption by white parents of children from different racial and ethic groups. Despite the long history of troubled and fragile race relations in the United States, some people believe the United States may be entering a post-racial state where race no longer matters, citing evidence like the increasing number of transracial adoptions to make this point. However, White Parents, Black Children argues that racism remains a factor for many children of transracial adoptions. Black children raised in white homes are not exempt from racism, and white parents are often naive about the experiences their children encounter. This book aims to bring to light racial issues that are often difficult for families to talk about, focusing on the racial socialization white parents provide for their transracially adopted children about what it means to be black in contemporary American society. Blending the stories of adoptees and their parents with extensive research, the authors discuss trends in transracial adoptions, challenge the concept of "colorblind" America, and offer suggestions to help adoptees develop a healthy sense of self.	en_US
dc.format.extent	xiv, 162 p.
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers	en_US
dc.subject	Interracial adoption	en_US
dc.subject	African Americans	en_US
dc.subject	Race identity	en_US
dc.subject	Racism	en_US
dc.subject	Race awareness in children	en_US
dc.subject	United States -- Race relations	en_US
dc.subject.lcc	HV875.64.S628 2011
dc.title	White parents, Black children: experiencing transracial adoption	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US