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

How Changes in Sending Countries Influenced Patterns of Interracial Families Through Intercountry... AbstractThe 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. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adoption Quarterly Taylor & Francis

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

Ishizawa, Hiromi; Kubo, Kazuyo; Stevens, Gillian
Adoption Quarterly , Volume 21 (4): 18 – Oct 2, 2018
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How Changes in Sending Countries Influenced Patterns of Interracial Families Through Intercountry Adoption

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AbstractThe 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,...
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Taylor & Francis
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1544-452X
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1092-6755
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10.1080/10926755.2019.1579133
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Abstract

AbstractThe 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.

Journal

Adoption Quarterly – Taylor & Francis

Published: Oct 2, 2018

Keywords: Adoption; intercountry; interracial family

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