Transracial Adoption in Black and White

Abstract

ABSTRACT An analysis of 363 questionnaires filled out by social workers in the United States assessing their attitudes on transracial adoption (TRA)-i.e., black children being adopted by white parents-found: (1) White social workers were more in favor of TRA than were black social workers; (2) African American respondents who were members of the National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) had less favorable attitudes toward TRA than black social workers who were not NABSW members; (3) for black respondents, TRA attitudes were also associated with income level and identification with one's own ethnic group. Implications of the findings were discussed.