Skin color in transracial and inracial adoptive placements: Implications for special needs adoptions

From: Child Welfare | Date: September 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

This article examines the historical, social, and political factors associated with skin color dynamics in American society and provides excerpts from interviews about this topic with African American adults who were adopted either transracially or inracially. Implications for special needs adoption practitioners and adoptive families are highlighted.

As children of color make up over 60% of the estimated 500,000 children in out-of-home care and are likely to wait at least twice as long for adoptive homes than other children, greater attention is being placed on increasing the likelihood ...

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