Colleen Butler‐Sweet
Biographic Data
| ID | 6650270 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colleen Butler‐Sweet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colleen |
| FAMILY NAME | Butler‐Sweet |
| SIGNATURE | SWEET C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Connecticut |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5220-0747 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Not Like the Other Black Girls
Transracial Adoption
The term transracial adoption refers to the joining of racially different parents and children together in adoptive families. While the term can refer to any adoptive family where the race of parents and children differ, it is used most frequently in reference to the adoption of nonwhite children by white families. Because transracial adoption places an emphasis on racial differentiation, it can include both domestic adoptions and transnational a…
"A Healthy Black Identity" Transracial Adoption, Middle-Class Families, and Racial Socialization
In May of 2008 the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute issued a report that questioned whether or not transracial adoption is truly in the best interest of the child, thus newly igniting the controversy over transracial adoption. While the research on this controversial topic is substantial, most studies (including those cited in the Donaldson Report) are limited in their scope. Drawing from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with middle-class…
Race isn't what defines me
Transracial adoption [TRA], particularly the adoption of black children by white parents, has been a controversial issue in the United States for more than half a century. Much of the criticism surrounding transracial adoption has dealt with concerns that black children raised in white homes will fail to develop a positive black identity. Such critiques are often based on assumptions about the identity of black children raised by their biological…
"A Healthy Black Identity" Transracial Adoption, Middle-Class Families, and Racial Socialization
In May of 2008 the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute issued a report that questioned whether or not transracial adoption is truly in the best interest of the child, thus newly igniting the controversy over transracial adoption. While the research on this controversial topic is substantial, most studies (including those cited in the Donaldson Report) are limited in their scope. Drawing from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with middle-class…
Race isn't what defines me
Transracial adoption [TRA], particularly the adoption of black children by white parents, has been a controversial issue in the United States for more than half a century. Much of the criticism surrounding transracial adoption has dealt with concerns that black children raised in white homes will fail to develop a positive black identity. Such critiques are often based on assumptions about the identity of black children raised by their biological…
Not Like the Other Black Girls
"A Healthy Black Identity" Transracial Adoption, Middle-Class Families, and Racial Socialization
In May of 2008 the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute issued a report that questioned whether or not transracial adoption is truly in the best interest of the child, thus newly igniting the controversy over transracial adoption. While the research on this controversial topic is substantial, most studies (including those cited in the Donaldson Report) are limited in their scope. Drawing from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with middle-class…
Race isn't what defines me
Transracial adoption [TRA], particularly the adoption of black children by white parents, has been a controversial issue in the United States for more than half a century. Much of the criticism surrounding transracial adoption has dealt with concerns that black children raised in white homes will fail to develop a positive black identity. Such critiques are often based on assumptions about the identity of black children raised by their biological…
Transracial Adoption
The term transracial adoption refers to the joining of racially different parents and children together in adoptive families. While the term can refer to any adoptive family where the race of parents and children differ, it is used most frequently in reference to the adoption of nonwhite children by white families. Because transracial adoption places an emphasis on racial differentiation, it can include both domestic adoptions and transnational a…
Not Like the Other Black Girls
Gender Studies (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works) · Identity (music) (2 works) · Middle class (2 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (2 works)