non interracial adoption

Symbolic Interactionism
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The aim of the article under review is to illustrate the reasons why black people rejected the idea of interracial adoptions. Between 1950 and 1971, the adoption of black children by white parents became extensively common (Hollingsworth, 1999). To many activists that encouraged interaction and recognition of multicultural family dynamics, this was really surprising. However, the association of black workers expressed concerns over the issue. They felt that the position denied the black children an opportunity to live a full self-actualization (Hollingsworth, 1999). This paper attempts to explain the validity of these values.
The major concept of the paper is the symbolism interactionism. Through this, the author argues a human being is a product of the relationships that he encounters. African American children identify with the African heritage. They also suffer from various social prejudices created by the majority. The system failed them further by removing them from their biological parents without any attempts to resolve the challenges of the parents.
The systems theory is used in the article under review. The systems theory is a theory that is used by social workers in an attempt to understand humans as a relationship with multiple complex systems. The interaction with these systems determines how human beings respond to certain events. In this case, black children are viewed within their interaction with various systems in the US.

First of all, they were conditioned by birth into African American families to identify with the African heritage (Hollingsworth, 1999). They are also predisposed to various social economic challenges as a result of the racially prejudiced American system.
Though this paper, one is educated on the need for a comprehensive background check to evaluate the suitability of various events. One is reminded that the black children belong to a particular social-cultural reality that should be breached only as a last resort (Hollingsworth, 1999).
According to the author, black communities refused interracial adoption because black children needed to be in touch with their identities. A rising question is whether it would have been harmful to grow up with the identity of a black child that is loved by a white family.

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Hollingsworth, L. (1999). Symbolic Interactionism, African American Families, and the Transracial Adoption Controversy. Social Work, 44(5), 443-453. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sw/44.5.443