transracial
transracial Lexical Profile
transracial Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Extending across or involving more than one racial group; specifically, relating to the adoption or fostering of a child by parents of a different race.
"The agency provides specialized counseling and cultural resources for families navigating transracial adoption."
Identifying with or adopting the identity of a racial group other than the one associated with one's biological ancestry.
"Philosophers and sociologists have written extensively on the controversies surrounding transracial identity claims."
Word Nuance & Usage
In sociology and social work, 'transracial' has long been the standard term for adoption across racial lines; more recently, its use to describe individuals who claim a racial identity different from their birth race has become a subject of intense cultural and academic debate.
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