Pros And Cons Of Transracial Adoption
Transracial Adoption
Transracial fostering and adoption is a hugely controversial issue in Britain with professionals polarised on what is best for vulnerable children coming into care. There were ‘approximately 65,000 children were placed in care in England and Wales in 2005’ (McVeigh, 6/7/2008). Just under 80per cent are white in a country where 87 per cent of the population class themselves as white British. This means that ethic minority children are over-represented in the care system, and are staying there longer (McVeigh, 2008).
The following discussion aims to address some of the main issues effecting transracial adoption (TRA) and to gain an insight into the affects that TRA has on the children in their later lives. The main focus …show more content…
Although these issues had been highly debated, it was recognised that western liberal democracy had been characterised by a disjuncture between the formal principles of equality, justice and reason and largely practices of subordination, discrimination and coercion based on racialisation. Public commitment to the goals of equality was fuelled by the ‘liberal tradition and self image of tolerance’ (Kirton, 2000: 7) and the changing world in the wake of Nazism, decolonisation and the Cold War, which served to undermine the respectability of racism (Miles, 1989). Via this, there formed a loose compromise where hostility towards black immigrants was seen to be ‘only natural’ (Kirton, 2000: 7).However, this compromise was largely constrained. There remained colour bars and no blacks notices restricting access to certain places a direct link to the American …show more content…
References
Adoption UK (2010) Adoption UK responds to the Government’s plans to update guidelines on transracial adoption. [Online] [Accessed on 30 December 2012] http://www.adoptionuk.org/information/100172/235667/response_to_transracial_adoption_guidelines/ Children Act 1989 [Online] [Accessed on 28 December 2012] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/22 Doughty, S. (2012) Ban on mixed-race adoption deprived thousands of decent home life, says equality chief. [Online] [Accessed on 29 December 2012] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144516/Ban-mixed-race-adoption-deprived-thousands-decent-home-life-says-equality-chief.html Kirton, D. (2000) ‘Race’, Ethnicity and Adoption’, Open University Press: Buckingham
McVeigh, T. (2008) Race dilemma at the heart of our adoption crisis. The Observer. [Online] [Accessed on 23 December
Transracial fostering and adoption is a hugely controversial issue in Britain with professionals polarised on what is best for vulnerable children coming into care. There were ‘approximately 65,000 children were placed in care in England and Wales in 2005’ (McVeigh, 6/7/2008). Just under 80per cent are white in a country where 87 per cent of the population class themselves as white British. This means that ethic minority children are over-represented in the care system, and are staying there longer (McVeigh, 2008).
The following discussion aims to address some of the main issues effecting transracial adoption (TRA) and to gain an insight into the affects that TRA has on the children in their later lives. The main focus …show more content…
Although these issues had been highly debated, it was recognised that western liberal democracy had been characterised by a disjuncture between the formal principles of equality, justice and reason and largely practices of subordination, discrimination and coercion based on racialisation. Public commitment to the goals of equality was fuelled by the ‘liberal tradition and self image of tolerance’ (Kirton, 2000: 7) and the changing world in the wake of Nazism, decolonisation and the Cold War, which served to undermine the respectability of racism (Miles, 1989). Via this, there formed a loose compromise where hostility towards black immigrants was seen to be ‘only natural’ (Kirton, 2000: 7).However, this compromise was largely constrained. There remained colour bars and no blacks notices restricting access to certain places a direct link to the American …show more content…
References
Adoption UK (2010) Adoption UK responds to the Government’s plans to update guidelines on transracial adoption. [Online] [Accessed on 30 December 2012] http://www.adoptionuk.org/information/100172/235667/response_to_transracial_adoption_guidelines/ Children Act 1989 [Online] [Accessed on 28 December 2012] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/22 Doughty, S. (2012) Ban on mixed-race adoption deprived thousands of decent home life, says equality chief. [Online] [Accessed on 29 December 2012] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2144516/Ban-mixed-race-adoption-deprived-thousands-decent-home-life-says-equality-chief.html Kirton, D. (2000) ‘Race’, Ethnicity and Adoption’, Open University Press: Buckingham
McVeigh, T. (2008) Race dilemma at the heart of our adoption crisis. The Observer. [Online] [Accessed on 23 December