How Changes in Sending Countries Influenced Patterns of Interracial Families Through Intercountry Adoption

The racial characteristics of children adopted from abroad by American parents have fluctuated sharply over time in response to changing legislation and attitudes toward intercountry adoptions in the United States and the sending countries. This study investigates how the likelihood of parents adopt...

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Published inAdoption quarterly Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 270 - 287
Main Authors Ishizawa, Hiromi, Kubo, Kazuyo, Stevens, Gillian
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 02.10.2018
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Adopted children
Adoption
Adoptive parents
Children & youth
intercountry
International adoption
interracial family
Legislation
Parents & parenting
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Summary:The racial characteristics of children adopted from abroad by American parents have fluctuated sharply over time in response to changing legislation and attitudes toward intercountry adoptions in the United States and the sending countries. This study investigates how the likelihood of parents adopting a White versus non-White child varies by the characteristics of the adopted child, the parents, and the household. Our analyses, using the 2008-2012 American Community Survey, show that parents consider the child's age, sex, and health; the presence of adopted and biologically related children in the household; and shifts in the availability of children across major sending countries.
ISSN:1092-6755
1544-452X
DOI:10.1080/10926755.2019.1579133