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In Their Parents´ Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees
Rita Simon
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Description for In Their Parents´ Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees
Hardback. Combining trenchant historical and political data with absorbing firsthand narratives, this title brings a human dimension to the literature on transracial adoption. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: JFSL; JHBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 499.
Rita J. Simon and Rhonda M. Roorda's In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories shared the experiences of twenty-four black and biracial children who had been adopted into white families in the late 1960s and 70s. The book has since become a standard resource for families and practitioners, and now, in this sequel, we hear from the parents of these remarkable families and learn what it was like for them to raise children across racial and cultural lines. These candid interviews shed light on the issues these parents encountered, what part race played during thirty plus years ... Read more
Rita J. Simon and Rhonda M. Roorda's In Their Own Voices: Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories shared the experiences of twenty-four black and biracial children who had been adopted into white families in the late 1960s and 70s. The book has since become a standard resource for families and practitioners, and now, in this sequel, we hear from the parents of these remarkable families and learn what it was like for them to raise children across racial and cultural lines. These candid interviews shed light on the issues these parents encountered, what part race played during thirty plus years ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231141369
SKU
V9780231141369
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About Rita Simon
Rita J. Simon is a University Professor in the School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, DC. She has published thirty-seven books and edited nineteen and is currently the editor of Gender Issues.Rhonda M. Roorda works at an educational advocacy organization in Lansing, Michigan, and writes for Fostering Families TODAY and Adoption ... Read more
Reviews for In Their Parents´ Voices: Reflections on Raising Transracial Adoptees
Worthwhile, but the book's true value lies in the chance to meet the parents of the remarkable young adults profiles in its predecessor.
Judy Stigger Adoptive Families [In Their Parents' Voices] should be part of every placement agency's library and read by every adopting family.
Linda Katz Families in Society
Judy Stigger Adoptive Families [In Their Parents' Voices] should be part of every placement agency's library and read by every adopting family.
Linda Katz Families in Society