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Cultural Awareness and Involvement
Modern globalization has had quite an effect on the overall acceptance of those
who look, speak or behave differently. Even with the growing tolerance, human nature
causes many people to compare and point out anything that does not fit into their idea of
normalcy. Race has been an issue of dissent in this country since the creation of The
United States and it continues to be a hotly debated topic. The following questions must
be considered when adopting a child from another country and should be posed within
the site and booklet:
Things to Consider Before Adopting Internationally
• Do you live in a neighborhood/city that is culturally diverse?
• How does your family feel about you adopting a child from another country? Or who
is a different race?
o If family does not agree, how much interaction with those family members
will the child have?
• Will your child need special hair or skin care?
• How will you feel or respond when people question why you chose to adopt a child
from another country when there are needy children here in the States?
• Will you keep your child’s heritage a relevant part of his/her life?
• Have you considered why your child may feel anger or confusion about being a
different race or ethnicity than family and friends?
Object Description
| Title | Babies without borders: exploring perceptions of international adoption |
| Author | Roberts, Nicole Marie |
| Author email | n.roberts@ymail.com; simplynicolemarie@yahoo.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Strategic Public Relations |
| School | Annenberg School for Communication |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-31 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-05-03 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Floto, Jennifer D. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Lynch, Brenda Thorson, Kjerstin |
| Abstract | International adoption is an incredibly complex and hotly debated issue. In an effort to understand the roots of the system, the author delves deep into the history of adoption and the transition to international adoption in the United States while examining the perceptions of the system today.; Using public relations techniques, the author offers communication-based recommendations that will help mitigate any stigma so that international adoptions continue without the negative undertones that are often associated with the idea of adopting from another country. |
| Keyword | adoption; international adoption |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA; Greece; Korea; Vietnam; Guatemala; Romania; USSR; China |
| Coverage date | 1939/2009 |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m3877 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Roberts, Nicole Marie |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Roberts-4524 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Roberts-4524.pdf |
Description
| Title | Page 70 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 58 Cultural Awareness and Involvement Modern globalization has had quite an effect on the overall acceptance of those who look, speak or behave differently. Even with the growing tolerance, human nature causes many people to compare and point out anything that does not fit into their idea of normalcy. Race has been an issue of dissent in this country since the creation of The United States and it continues to be a hotly debated topic. The following questions must be considered when adopting a child from another country and should be posed within the site and booklet: Things to Consider Before Adopting Internationally • Do you live in a neighborhood/city that is culturally diverse? • How does your family feel about you adopting a child from another country? Or who is a different race? o If family does not agree, how much interaction with those family members will the child have? • Will your child need special hair or skin care? • How will you feel or respond when people question why you chose to adopt a child from another country when there are needy children here in the States? • Will you keep your child’s heritage a relevant part of his/her life? • Have you considered why your child may feel anger or confusion about being a different race or ethnicity than family and friends? |
