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Who seeks to adopt a child? Findings from the National Survey of Family Growth (1995)
- Author:
- HOLLINGSWORTH Leslie Doty
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption Quarterly, 3(3), 2000, pp.1-23.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
Data from the American National Survey of Family Growth were analysed to identify factors that could predict whether women between 18-44 years of age would adopt a child. Analysis was conducted separately for white women and black women examining the likelihood of seeking to adopt. Having been a foster parent was a significant predictor among white women who were childless. Results are discussed in terms of benefits and limitations of all analyses and in terms of their implications for practice, policy and research.
Symbolic interactionism, African American families, and the transracial adoption controversy
- Author:
- HOLLINGSWORTH Leslie Doty
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 44(5), September 1999, pp.443-453.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article applies a cultural perspective in considering the opposition of some African Americans to transracial adoption. The article presents a historical review of the transracial adoption controversy, detailing the arguments that have been presented in opposition and the legislation that has evolved.
Africentric theory as a predictor of adoption among African Americans: an exploratory study
- Author:
- HOLLINGSWORTH Leslie Doty
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 9(1/2), 2002, pp.119-133.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Reports on a study to examine the influence on motivation to adopt of Africentricity, that is the presence of African culture, values, social institutions, and behaviours within the African American community. The results of the study indicate that African American people with higher levels of Self-Reinforcement Against Racism and African Self-Consciousness Scale are more likely to adopt a child. Discusses the implications for social work practice.
Africentric theory as a predictor of adoption among African Americans: an exploratory study
- Author:
- HOLLINGSWORTH Leslie Doty
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 9(1/2), 2000, pp.119-133.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A multiple logistic regression analysis examined Africentricity as a predictor of adoption among 92 respondents who labeled their racial or ethnic identity as Black or as African American. Forty-eight had adopted at least one child and 44 had inquired but did not adopt. Persons with high scores on the Self-Reinforcement Against Racism sub-scale of Baldwin and Bell's African Self-Consciousness Scale were significantly more likely to adopt, compared to those with lower scores, controlling for one's reason for contacting an adoption agency initially (i.e., parent-centered versus child-centered reason). Results are discussed in terms of the multidimensionality of Africentricity.
Promoting same-race adoption for children of color
- Author:
- HOLLINGSWORTH Leslie Doty
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 43(2), March 1998, pp.104-116.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Opponents of policies that protect same-race adoption assert that children of colour are in out-of-home care because they are being restricted from entering transracial adoption arrangements. This article argues that transracial adoption is not necessary to ensure that children of colour are adopted in a timely manner and sets forth alternative arguments. Briefly presents the history of the transracial adoption controversy and discusses its current status in the USA, counters assertions typically used to oppose same-race adoption policies of several social work organisations regarding adoption and race; and makes recommendations for education, policy, research, and practice.
Sociodemographic influences in the prediction of attitudes toward transracial adoption
- Author:
- HOLLINGSWORTH Leslie Doty
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 81(1), January 2000, pp.92-100.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
An exploratory study of attitudes toward transracial adoption was conducted, using data from a 1991 US national telephone opinion survey of 916 respondents. Discusses the results of the survey and how they may be useful in influencing adoption policy research and practice in the US.