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Ethnic Studies Review

Ethnic Studies Review

Authors

Cia Verschelden

Orginal Publication Date

1996

Journal Title

Ethnic Studies Review

Volume

19

Issue

esr/vol19/iss1

First Page

[29]

Last Page

42

Comments

Ethnicity, Family, and Community

Abstract

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.

Rights

​Copyright ©ESR, The National Association for Ethnic Studies, 1996

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