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The Changing Tides of Adoption: Why Marriage, Race, and Family Identity Still Matter

Mar 1, 2018 | Article, Family, Jessica Dixon Weaver, Law and Race

By Jessica Dixon Weaver Abstract This essay expounds on the shifting motivation for adoption in the United States using a critical race feminist theory lens to explore how adoption remains wedded to marriage, the control of wealth, and family identity. These three...

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The Changing Tides of Adoption: Why Marriage, Race, and Family Identity Still Matter

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