The Intersection of Race and Adoption: Experiences of Transracial and International Adoptees With Microaggressions

The Intersection of Race and Adoption: Experiences of Transracial and International Adoptees With Microaggressions

Adoption has been viewed as inferior to birthing, carrying social stigma which has resulted in members of the adoption triad, specifically adoptees, experiencing discrimination at all levels of the ecological system (Baden, 2016; Wegar, 2000). Transracial and international adoptees holding marginali...

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Published in:Journal of family psychology Vol. 36; no. 8; pp. 1318 - 1328
Main Authors: White, Ebony E., Baden, Amanda L., Ferguson, Alfonso L., Smith, Leanice
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park American Psychological Association 01-12-2022
Subjects:
Adopted children
Adoptees
Counseling
Counselors
Discrimination
Ethnic identity
Family
Female
Grounded theory
Human
Intercountry adoption
Intersectionality
Male
Microaggression
Microaggressions
Race
Race and Ethnic Discrimination
Stigma
Transracial
microaggressions
adoption
counseling
transracial
intersectionality
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Summary:Adoption has been viewed as inferior to birthing, carrying social stigma which has resulted in members of the adoption triad, specifically adoptees, experiencing discrimination at all levels of the ecological system (Baden, 2016; Wegar, 2000). Transracial and international adoptees holding marginalized racial or ethnic identities contend with discrimination around their adoption status and their racial designation. Unique to the transracial adoptee experience is belonging to families who do not share their racial and cultural backgrounds. A grounded theory qualitative approach was used to understand the experiences of transracial and international adoptees with racial microaggressions (RMAs) and adoption microaggressions (AMAs). Results from this study reflected interviews from 11 transracial adoptees, with specific attention on AMAs and RMAs. All participants reported experiencing AMAs and RMAs both within and outside of their families. Counselors, counselor educators, and researchers are urged to understand this unique, intersectional experience to develop competency in effectively supporting this population.
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ISSN:0893-3200
1939-1293
DOI:10.1037/fam0000922