Transracial Adoption, Neoliberalism, and Religion
A Test of Moderating Effects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2347479 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Perry (0000-0002-6398-636X, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA, corresponding author), Samuel L Perry |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 13 |
| Pages | 1843-1868 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Family Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-513X • E-ISSN: 1552-5481 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192513x14541445 |
| OpenAlex | W2163392518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 27 |
Scholars of transracial adoption (TRA) have theorized that neoliberal ideology-valuing unregulated markets, welfare-retrenchment, color-blindness, and privatized charity-has catalyzed support for TRA among political and religious conservatives as a way of relieving governments from subsidizing poor minority children in foster care or their families on welfare. Drawing on theories linking neoliberal ideology, conservative Protestantism, and race, I examine neoliberalism's effect on support for TRA and its possible moderating relationship with evangelicalism across both Whites and non-Whites. Analyses of national survey data demonstrate that both neoliberalism and evangelicalism in their main-effects are either unassociated or negatively associated with TRA approval. However, neoliberalism interacts with evangelicalism such that evangelicals who hold more strongly to neoliberal views are more inclined to support TRA. This effect holds across both White and racial minority respondents. Findings suggest that neoliberalism leads to greater support for TRA primarily within the context of evangelical Protestantism, thereby helping account for growing enthusiasm toward TRA among conservative Protestants
Conservatism · Ideology · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Retrenchment · Sociology · Subsidy · Welfare · Welfare reform · Child Welfare and Adoption · Gender Studies · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Public Administration · Reproductive Health and Technologies
Punishing the Poor
Somebody’s Children
Kinship by Design
Faith Based
Punishing the Poor
Family Trends and Transracial Adoption in the United States
Outcomes of Transracial Adoption
Adoption, Race, and Identity
Conservative Christians and Support for Transracial Adoption as an Alternative to Abortion
A Comparison of the Governmental Costs of Long‐Term Foster Care and Adoption
The Long-Term Effects of Transracial Adoption
Transracial adoptees in the media
The Effects of Race, Religion, and Religiosity on Attitudes towards Transracial Adoption
Contact, Congregations, and Children of Color
The Culture of Poverty, Crack Babies, and Welfare Cheats
Equal in Christ, but Not in the World
Religion and Support for Adoption by Same-Sex Couples
Still 'Not Quite As Good As Having Your Own'? Toward a Sociology of Adoption
The Contemporary American Conservative Movement
Being Raised by White People
American Piety 2005
Doing the right thing
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |