A new study is being conducted through the Sociology Department at Brigham Young University to research the experiences of families who adopt children of a different race. By studying their experiences, the research team hopes to develop recommendations for helping (in particular) white parents who adopt black babies.

"[Dr. Cardell] Jacobson has found that parents who research black culture and history may be better equipped to help socialize their black children. According to Jacobson, one of the main questions that parents considering interracial adoption should consider is whether or not they have the skills as a white parent to help their child deal with racism."

Jacobson also suggests that parents considering interracial adoption find an adoption agency that works to educate parents on the unique issues that interracial families can face. Those interested in participating in the study can go to www.racialadoptionstudy.com.

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Researchers from Brigham Young University and the University of Utah are looking for participants for a study on transracial adoption. They are looking primarily for white couples who adopted black children or black children who were adopted by white parents.

"This study hopes to take a deeper look at the identity formation of black children who grew up in white families, the methods that parents use to socialize the children about their own race and the racism they may experience in their lives, the successes, but also the difficulties that the children may have experienced as they developed an identity as a black person and the experiences that may have been important in the development of their identity as a person of color."

The number of transracial adoptions has increased dramatically in the last two decades, but little is known about how the adoptions affect the children or the parents. The researchers have set up a web site that contains a survey which takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Transracial family members are encouraged to participate.

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