Racial and Cultural Qualifiers in Adoption

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This paper analyzes adoption policy. It discusses the controversy over racial and cultural composition and whether certain preexisting conditions within the home endanger the goal of optimal placement. The paper identifies the arguments of those in favor of using racial and cultural qualifiers and those who oppose using qualifiers in the goal of optimal placement.

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"Racial and Cultural Qualifiers in Adoption:An Assessment of the Positions Introduction Adoption policy has long been a problem for those seeking to help fostered or non-parented children find lasting, lifetime homes. When examined from the perspective of placing an infant or a child into a permanent living situation, the need to ensure that the prospective home and parents are optimum for promoting the welfare of the adoptee is the paramount concern. It is felt that "delayed placement into a permanent home causes serious and real harm to a child. To truly flourish, children need the permanency of a family, and a child's welfare is positively affected the earlier she becomes part of such a permanent and stable environment" (Swize, 2002; 1081). Furthermore, adoption is better than foster homes for these reasons, where "adoptive families provide children a healthier environment than foster families or institutional facilities" (Swize, 2002; 1081). "

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