r must be able to find the appropriate fit for the adoptive child within their adoptive family. For some children, they would rather just have a family, for other children, they may want to wait for a family from their national origins. When children are older, they can express their preferences, however, as social workers we do not want to deny an infant of their heritage. ImplicationsIn order to know the full effect of Transracial adoption, longitudinal studies must be done. Fortunately, these studies began in the Sixties and Seventies, so the research results are available to us now. There have been nearly a dozen studies to research the effect Transracial adoption has had on preadolescent and younger children. The results are conclusive, that nearly 75% of transracially adopted children adjust well in their adoptive homes (Silverman 1993). It shows us that Transracial adoption is a viable means of providing stable homes for waiting children. In 1995 a study was performed, and Transracial adoption was shown not to be detrimental for the adoptee in terms of adjustment. Furthermore, these terms include self-esteem, academic achievement, peer relationships, parental, and adult relationships. What does this all mean? Some say that the main issue isn?t racial matching policies, but the need to address the reasons why there are so many more black children that go into foster care than other races. Black women adopt the most frequently in the United States, however, there are no where near as many adoptive parents that could racially match the children waiting for a home. This is very disturbing, there should not be hundreds of thousands more of one race than another in adoption systems. This shows that there is a problem within the system. The root of this problem may be that adoption agencies are encouraged, one way or another, to be racist. There are fewer restrictions for whites to adopt a child of color internationall...
