Simon / Roorda / gendzier In Their Siblings’ Voices

White Non-Adopted Siblings Talk About Their Experiences Being Raised with Black and Biracial Brothers and Sisters
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-231-51994-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Simon, Rita

Roorda, Rhonda

gendzier, Rhonda

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogik: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface, by Rhonda M. Roorda
Acknowledgments
Part I. Argument, Rhetoric, and Data for and Against Transracial Adoption
Legal Status, History, and Review of Empirical Work
Part II. Siblings Tell Their Stories
Introduction
Shecara's Siblings: Dan Baker and Tom Baker
Laurie's Sibling: Adam Goff
Chantel's and Nicolle's Siblings: Scott Tremitiere and Michelle Zech
Rachel's Siblings: Kathy Mulder, Mary Ann Pals, and Lynn Miller
Rhonda's Siblings: Christopher "Duffy" Roorda and Jean Roorda
Keith's Sibling: Hilary Tomasson
Daniel's Siblings: Yvonne Thornton, Annette VanVoorst, and Michelle Mennega
Tage's Sibling: Anika Larsen
David's Siblings: Chuck Adams and Mike Adams
Pete's Sibling: Catherine Tyler
Britton's Siblings: Amanda Perry and Seth Perry
Part III. Implications of Siblings' Voices on Transracial Adoption
Closing Comments
Afterword, by Rhonda M. Roorda

Über Autor(innen)

Rita J. Simon is a University Professor in the School of Public Affairs and the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C. She has published forty-three books, edited nineteen, and is currently the editor of Gender Issues.

Rhonda M. Roorda was adopted into a white family and raised in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The author of a chapter in the Handbook of Adoption: Implications for Researchers, Practitioners, and Families, she currently works at an educational advocacy organization in Lansing, Michigan.