Issues in Adoption | Prejudice Against Adoption and Adopted Families Should Be Challenged

Racism: • A belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities.

• A belief that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Sexism:

• Prejudice or discrimination against someone on the basis of gender. Adoptism:

• A belief that forming a family by birth is superior to forming a family by adoption.

• A belief that keeping a child with his/her biological parents is inherently better than placing a child for adoption.

• A belief that growing...

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