Adoption across Borders

Rita J. Simon is University Professor at American University. Howard Altstein is professor of social work at the University of Maryland.

• Chapter 1 PrefaceChapter 2 1 The History and Frequency of Transracial and Intercountry AdoptionsChapter 3 2 The Legal Perspective on Transracial and Intercountry AdoptionsChapter 4 3 The Case against Transracial AdoptionChapter 5 4 Results of Empirical Studies on Transracial AdoptionsChapter 6 5 Results of Empirical Studies on Intercountry AdoptionsChapter 7 6 A Comparison of the Experiences of Adult Korean and Black Transracial AdopteesChapter 8 7 The Experiences of Stars of David Families: 1987 and 1997Chapter 9 8 Concluding Remarks and Policy RecommendationsChapter 10 IndexChapter 11 About the Authors

Adoption across Borders may certainly be of use for scholars and practitioners looking for basic reference points on transracial adoption and intercountry adoption in the United States, and more specifically for evidence supporting transracial adoption.