scholarly journals “Shared Ethnicity” in Transracial Adoption

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42
Author(s):  
Cia Verschelden
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Transracial Adoption ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Multiracial Families ◽  
White Parents

The discussion of transracial adoption of black infants by white parents calls into question the distinction between race and ethnicity for these children and their families. Research on the overall success of these adoption indicate that most of the children are well-adjusted, have healthy self esteem, and do not have problems with issues of racial identity. This paper suggest that the concept of “shared ethnicity” might be useful construction for understanding these multiracial families.

Discursive Entwinement: How White Transracially Adoptive Parents Navigate Race

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Goar ◽  
Jenny L. Davis ◽  
Bianca Manago
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Adoptive Parents ◽  
Racial Identity Development ◽  
Race And Racism ◽  
Adoptive Families ◽  
White Parents ◽  
Transracial Adoptees ◽  
Clear Line

Through 47 interviews with 56 White parents who attend culture camps, the authors analyze race discourse and practices in transracially adoptive families. The authors document parents’ use of two discursive frames, colorblindness and race consciousness, and find that small subsamples of parents use either race consciousness or colorblindness exclusively, while the majority (66 percent) entwine the two discursive frames together. Because the sample is drawn from culture camps, which emphasize race and ethnicity, this sample begins with some degree of racial attunement. As such, the continued presence of colorblindness among the sample indicates the deep rootedness of White hegemonic logic. However, the emergence of race consciousness indicates the potential for White transracially adoptive families to engage race critically. Moreover, the analyses draw a clear line between how parents articulate racial understandings in their interviews and the ways parents report talking about race and racism with their children. These findings are directly relevant to ongoing debates about the ethics of transracial adoption and racial identity development among transracial adoptees. More generally, these findings speak to the ways Whites’ racial understandings are constrained, but not determined, by a history and biography of privilege.

Racial Identity, Africentric Values, and Self-Esteem in Jamaican Children

2001 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maysa Akbar ◽  
John W. Chambers ◽  
Vetta L. Sanders Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Self Esteem

scholarly journals Issues in the Assessment of “Race” Among Latinos

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent C. Allen ◽  
Christina Lachance ◽  
Britt Rios-Ellis ◽  
Kimberly A. Kaphingst
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
Racial Identity ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Meaningful Data

Measurement of race and ethnicity is integral to assessing and addressing health disparities experienced by minorities. However, the unique experiences of Latinos related to race and the discordance between understandings of race among Latinos and the predominant U.S. conceptualizations of this construct impact how Latinos respond to measurement approaches. As a result, data collection methodologies often yield ambiguous responses that reveal little about this population. This article examines Latinos’ racial responding, and how this relates to their experiences and understanding of their racial identity. We recommend the use of a combined race and ethnicity question and open-ended race and ethnicity questions, when feasible, which will likely yield more meaningful data that can be used to address this populations’ health needs.

scholarly journals Still the ‘trusty anvil’?: media perspectives on adoption reform in England

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 400-416
Author(s):  
Derek Kirton
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Transracial Adoption ◽  
Critical Comment ◽  
Coalition Government ◽  
Media Influence ◽  
Daily Newspapers ◽  
Reform Programme ◽  
The Uk

Although media influence has long been recognised within adoption, there has been relatively little research into the nature of coverage. This article focuses on press articles from five UK national daily newspapers and their Sunday sister papers in the years 2010‒2014. This broadly coincides with the period of Coalition Government in the UK and its focus on adoption reform. Findings reveal strong support for the Government’s reform programme, its rationale within child welfare and many of its specific measures, but with some contrasts between individual newspapers and critical comment found almost entirely within one pairing. Particular themes concern excessive bureaucracy and politically motivated opposition to adoption. Race and ethnicity emerge as the most frequently covered issues, dominated by critique of barriers to transracial adoption. Principal themes are often developed with inaccurate, misleading or exaggerated reporting, which in turn raises the question of how adoption agencies might respond to this.

Relationship of Racial Identity to Cultural Competence and Self-Esteem among Rehabilitation Counseling Graduate Students

2010 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-29
Author(s):  
Mark H. Chae ◽  
Anthonia Adegbesan ◽  
Sharon Hirsch ◽  
Danny Wolstein ◽  
Alex Shay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Racial Identity ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Multicultural Competence ◽  
Rehabilitation Counseling ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselor ◽  
Identity Attitudes ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

The current study investigated the relationship of racial identity to cultural competence and self-esteem among 134 rehabilitation counseling graduate students. Additionally, the study investigated the relationship between exposure to diversity related experiences and cultural competence. Multiple regression analyses indicated that White racial identity attitudes accounted for significant variance in self-reported perceived multicultural competence and self-esteem. Additionally, multicultural coursework was predictive of multicultural competence. Implications for rehabilitation counselor education and training are presented.

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