The Transracial Adoption Paradox
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- other
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Counseling Psychologist
- Vol. 31 (6), 711-744
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000003258087
Abstract
The number of transracial adoptions in the United States, particularly international adoptions, is increasing annually. Counseling psychology as a profession, however, is a relatively silent voice in the research on and practice of transracial adoption. This article presents an overview of the history and research on transracial adoption to inform counseling psychologists of the set of racial and ethnic challenges and opportunities that transracial adoptive families face in everyday living. Particular attention is given to emergent theory and research on the cultural socialization process within these families.Keywords
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