Abstract

Transracial adoption (TRA) has been practised and researched in wealthy industrialized countries for decades, but there is limited literature about this practice in low- and middle-income countries like South Africa, where it is an uncommon and relatively new practice. Transracial adoption is heavily influenced by the context in which it occurs. Particular contextual features make South Africa well placed to showcase a different form of transracial adoption. This paper starts filling in the gap in the international literature by outlining historical, socio-economic and cultural features that influence the practice of transracial adoption and the experiences of transracial adoptive families in South Africa.

摘要

跨种族收养 (TRA) 已在富裕的工业化国家实践和研究了数十年，但在南非等低收入和中等收入国家，关于这种做法的文献有限，这是一种不常见且相对较新的做法。跨种族收养受其发生环境的严重影响。特定的背景特征使南非能够很好地展示不同形式的跨种族收养。本文通过概述影响跨种族收养实践和南非跨种族收养家庭经历的历史、社会经济和文化特征，开始填补国际文献中的空白。