Jewish Families Adopt Children From Abroad

Publication Date: January 1991

Publisher: Jewish Communal Service Association of North America

Author(s): Rita J. Simon; Howard Altstein

Research Area: Culture and religion; Social conditions

Keywords: Adoption; Family; Race

Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

This study, which assesses the effects of intercountry adoption on the psychosocial adjustment of the adoptees, as well as of their adoptive parents and siblings, yields several important implications for social work practice. Normal developmental struggles of such adoptees may be complicated by the additional task of being loyal to their birth culture and racial identity while maintaining the integrity of their adopted religion and traditions. Linkage with an adoptive parent support group, such as the Stars of David, is very important.