Intercountry, transracial adoption and ethnic identity: a Korean example |
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Huh, N.S; Reid, W.J
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1/1/00
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Journal
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International-Social-Work
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43(1): 75-87
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Asian Pacific Islander
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| Pedagogies |
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Intercountry, transracial adoptions, such as adoptions of Korean and Chinese children by American families, raise questions about the formation of ethnic identities of the adoptees. Such questions were addressed in a study of 40 Korean adopted children and their parents. It was found that a high degree of involvement by children in Korean cultural activities was positively associated with scores measuring the strength of the children s Korean identity as well as with ease of communication with their parents about their adoptions. Parental encouragement of cultural activities and co-participation in them seemed to be critical in the development of ethnic identification.
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