Inside transracial adoption : strength-based, culture-sensitizing parenting strategies for inter-country or domestic adoptive families that don't "Match" / Beth Hall and Gail Steinberg
Edition
2nd ed
Published
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013
Inside Transracial Adoption: Strength-based, Culture-sensitizing Parenting Strategies for Inter-country or Domestic Adoptive Families That Don't "Match"; Acknowledgments; Part 1: Unpacking the Challenges of Transracial Adoption; Chapter 1: Our Perspective on Transracial Adoption; Part 2: Racial Identity; Chapter 2: Racial Identity Development; Chapter 3: Confronting Racism and Our Own White Privilege; Chapter 4: Breaking the Racial Sound Barrier; Chapter 5: Seeking Diversity; Chapter 6: Handling Outsiders' Questions and Comments; Part 3: Family Matters
Chapter 7: Strengthening Family IdentityChapter 8: Transracial Parenting Strategies; Chapter 9: Birth Family; Chapter 10: Extended Family; Chapter 11: Siblings in/by Adoption; Chapter 12: Religious Choices and Beliefs; Part 4; Part 4: Through Development's Lens; Chapter 13: Infants; Chapter 14: Preschoolers; Chapter 15: School-agers; Chapter 16: Tweens and Teens; Chapter 17: Our Children Are Our Children Forever-Even As Adults; Part 5: Specifics in Focus; Chapter 18: Building a Foundation; Chapter 19: Building Hope and Pride; Chapter 20: Cultural Specifics; Chapter 21: Adoption Specifics
Part 6: Parting ThoughtsChapter 22: Embracing Our Strengths; References; Further Reading; Useful Organizations; About Pact, An Adoption Alliance; Index
Summary
Inside Transracial Adoption is an accessible, authoritative guide on how to navigate the challenges that parents can face with the adoption of a child from a different race and culture. It is an invaluable guide for parents - whether considering transracial adoption for the first time or experienced veterans - or the people who support them
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-294) and index
