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"The Ethics of Transracial Adoption is an indispensable resource not only for those contemplating adoption across racial lines, but also for those interested in reexamining the ways in which our current racial classification systems affect racial identity construction, our notions of the family dynamic, and what elements are best deliberated when determining the placement of a child in adoption policy. . . . The Ethics of Transracial Adoption is a valuable contribution to the field of multiracial studies and race relations in the United States."—Kimberly Cooper-Plaszewski. www.interracialvoice.com, March 2002"Fogg-Davis creatively proposes a thoughtful experiment: What would happen if all agencies adopted a policy of racial randomization, where color was totally eliminated as a consideration in adoption? White children would be adopted by black families as readily as white families adopt black children. . . . A brief summary cannot do justice to this work's theoretical, philosophical approach. . . . This work is recommended for graduate students, faculty, and professionals."—Choice, September 2002, Vol. 40, No. 1
"The Ethics of Transracial Adoption is an important scholarly contribution not because it resolves dilemmas of race and adoption but because it helps to reframe the inquiries. It poses questions that should be fundamental to the race and adoption debate, yet for too long have been absent from it."—R. Richard Banks, Stanford Law School, Perspectives on Politics 1:2, June 2003
"I recommend this book for social workers, government agencies making the decisions regarding transracial adoptions, and prospective adoptive parents. It is easy reading, yet it provides excellent information."—Charlie Spencer Lackey, Duke University Medical School Library, MultiCultural Review, September 2002
"Arguments over the rules that should govern transracial adoptions ignite great passions. Professor Hawley Fogg-Davis' The Ethics of Transracial Adoption adds much needed rigor to those debates. Her book displays deep philosophical reflection, an admirable willingness to accord respect to opposing perspectives, a keen eye for nuance, and lively, accessible writing that will provide an excellent basis for discussion in a wide range of disciplines."—Randall Kennedy, Harvard Law School
"The Ethics of Transracial Adoption skillfully weaves together contemporary political philosophy, social theory, and critical theorizing about race, to produce real conceptual clarity on a difficult and controversial topic. This is a powerful book, and it should serve as a model for how to bridge the gap between theory and practice in a serious and morally illuminating way."—Michele M. Moody-Adams, Professor of Philosophy, and Director and Hutchinson Professor of Ethics and Public Life, Cornell University
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