Racial socialization practices of white mothers of international transracial adoptees

Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-318

  Crolley Simic, Josie ^a   Vonk, M Elizabeth ^b  

^a Western Carolina University   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Qualitative; Racial socialization; Social work; Transracial adoption

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749178508     PISSN: 15313204     EISSN: 15313212     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15313200802258257     Document Type: Review

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