Emotion work in black and white: Transracial adoption and the process of racial socialization

What is it about?

This paper examines how black and biracial transracial adoptees do more emotional work to ward off the pain and frustration or race-based discrimination they experience living in a predominately white community.

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Why is it important?

This paper is about the importance of rearing black and biracial adoptee children in more diverse settings and why it is important for stress reduction.