Constructing Transnational and Transracial Identity
Adoption and Belonging in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
| Author: | Sigalit Ben-Zion | ISBN: | 9781137472823 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | November 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sigalit Ben-Zion |
| ISBN: | 9781137472823 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | November 26, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are home to more than 90,000 transnational adoptees of Scandinavian parents raised in a predominantly white environment. This ethnography provides a unique perspective on how these transracial adoptees conceptualize and construct their sense of identity along the intersection of ethnicity, family, and national lines.
Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are home to more than 90,000 transnational adoptees of Scandinavian parents raised in a predominantly white environment. This ethnography provides a unique perspective on how these transracial adoptees conceptualize and construct their sense of identity along the intersection of ethnicity, family, and national lines.
