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Identity Development in an International Transracial Adoptive Family: A 5-Year Case Study
Journal of Family Communication Pub Date : 2019-07-15 , DOI: 10.1080/15267431.2019.1643351
Tony Xing Tan 1 , Yanhong Liu 2
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ABSTRACT Our case study focused on the adoptive identity development of two female Chinese adoptees over the course of five years (from when they were 7 and 9 until they were 12 and 14 years old, respectively). The study investigated the adoptive parent’s and family identities through six interviews with the adoptive mother, adoptees’ behavioral adjustment reported by the mother, two unstructured observations, and exploration of adoptees’ narratives. The study was guided by a narrative-based framework situated with the cultural socialization approach. Results highlight four central themes: 1) becoming Chinese-Americans; 2) meaning related to adoption is both spoken and unspoken; 3) a we-ness identity, and 4) social-cultural contexts of identity work. Findings demonstrate the incorporation of adoption and the adoptees’ race and culture into the adoptive parent’s and family identities. Findings further illuminate that one’s identity is developed within personal, familial, and social-cultural contexts.

中文翻译:

一个国际跨性别收养家庭的身份发展:5年案例研究

摘要我们的案例研究着重于两名女性被收养者在五年内(分别从7岁和9岁到12岁和14岁)的收养身份发展。该研究通过对收养母亲的六次访谈,母亲报告的被收养者的行为调整,两个非结构化观察以及对收养者叙述的探索,调查了收养父母和家庭的身份。该研究以与文化社会化方法相结合的基于叙事的框架为指导。结果突出了四个中心主题:1)成为华裔美国人;2)与收养相关的含义既可以说也可以不说;3)我们的身份认同,以及4)身份认同工作的社会文化背景。调查结果表明收养和被收养者的种族和文化被纳入收养父母和家庭身份。研究结果进一步说明,一个人的身份是在个人,家庭和社会文化环境中发展起来的。
更新日期:2019-07-15
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