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The Transracial Adoption Debate: Counseling and Legal Implications
Author(s) -
Bradley Carla,
HawkinsLeón Cynthia G.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2002.tb00210.x
Subject(s) - deliberation , white (mutation) , sociology , psychology , gender studies , political science , law , politics , gene , biochemistry , chemistry
Over the last 30 years, the practice of White American parents adopting African American children has been the focus of much deliberation and commentary. In this article, the authors illuminate relevant literature and research regarding transracial adoption. Counseling and legal implications are also discussed.