Question 1

Kim concludes that ______.&#10;A) health was the most important factor for parents&#10;B) Korea's transnational adoption policies are a model for other countries to follow if they want to increase adoption to the United States&#10;C) parents who did not wish to adopt a Black or Hispanic infant were racist&#10;D) race and racial stereotypes acted in a hierarchal way that sorted out adoption options from &#34;desirable&#34; to &#34;undesirable&#34;

Accepted Answer

Throughout the article, Kim discusses how race and racial stereotypes played a role in the adoption process, with adoptive parents preferring to adopt infants who were considered more desirable based on their race and ethnicity. The article does not suggest that health was the most important factor for parents, or that Korea's transnational adoption policies are a model for other countries to follow. Additionally, while the article discusses the role of racism in adoption decisions, it does not state that parents who did not wish to adopt a Black or Hispanic infant were inherently racist.

Question 2

Race was a salient factor in influencing the desirability of potential adoptive children because ______.&#10;A) the parents were raised in a time when racism was much more overt and accepted&#10;B) media and government policies advocated against raising children of different races&#10;C) race was conflated with oppositional cultural practices that socialization could not erase&#10;D) babies born in the United States were difficult to adopt

Accepted Answer

Race was often wrongly conflated with oppositional cultural practices, leading potential adoptive parents to believe that children of different races could not be socialized to fit into their family's cultural norms.

Question 3

According to Kim, Asians were chosen over African American babies because ______.&#10;A) the adoption process in Korea was less costly, even considering travel to Korea&#10;B) Asians were perceived as compatible to whites, especially within a framework of viewing Asians as &#34;Honorary Whites&#34;&#10;C) parents thought that they would be making more of a positive difference in the lives of the Asian children they would be adopting, since they viewed the Asian countries from which they were adopting as oppressive&#10;D) most of the adoptive parents had connections to Asian culture through family, kin, and/or culture

Accepted Answer

According to the passage, the adoptive parents perceived Asians as more compatible with whites, especially within the framework of viewing Asians as "Honorary Whites." This implies that African American babies were not considered as compatible with white families.

Question 4

The parents in Kim's study were put off by long wait times; this indicated that ______.&#10;A) they were unwilling to consider adopting an American baby of a different race, such as African American or Hispanic, for a shorter wait time&#10;B) adoption takes a long time in the United States&#10;C) the United States a long list of parents waiting to adopt&#10;D) they were willing to consider adopting babies with physical limitations for a shorter wait time

Accepted Answer

The parents' aversion to long wait times suggests they were not willing to consider adopting an American baby of a different race, which could potentially reduce the wait time.

Question 5

Kim uses interview data collected in the late 1990s to explore and analyze ______.&#10;A) how White couple made the decision to adopted children of different ethnic backgrounds&#10;B) how culture impacts the hierarchy of different races&#10;C) what has changed in our perspectives on different race adoption&#10;D) how mostly White Adoptive parents talked about the desirability of children from Korea and the undesirability of African American children

Accepted Answer

Kim's interview data from the late 1990s examines how White adoptive parents spoke about their preferences for children from different ethnic backgrounds, particularly their preferential treatment towards Korean children and discriminatory attitudes towards African American children. The other answer choices are not directly related to the focus of Kim's analysis.

Question 6

Kim found that parents avoided racial language and used coded phrases like &#34;domestic adoption&#34; to mean ______.&#10;A) infants born in the United States&#10;B) healthy, white infants&#10;C) infants who were of other races or nationalities but adopted through local agencies&#10;D) healthy, African American or Latino infants

Accepted Answer

The coded phrase "domestic adoption" typically refers to healthy, white infants.

Question 7

Kim states that one way &#34;privilege works is to socially buffer those in privileged positions from having to be aware of or consider minorities.&#34; First, use an example from the reading that demonstrates Kim's point. Then, consider an example in your own life when you or someone you know accidentally-or purposefully-did not consider a minority.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Kim states that one way &#34;privilege works...

Question 8

The social stigma of infertility ______.&#10;A) stems from the incorrect belief that women were at fault if a couple could not conceive&#10;B) stems from the word &#34;barren,&#34; which was used to describe men and women who could not reproduce&#10;C) is a trend that stems from the 1950s, when women's identities were encompassed by motherhood&#10;D) is no longer a problem that men or women face

Accepted Answer

The social stigma of infertility was traditionally placed on women, as it was believed that they were solely responsible for childbearing. This incorrect belief led to women being blamed for infertility, and therefore, stigmatized. While the use of the word "barren" was also stigmatizing, it was not the root cause of the social stigma of infertility. The trend of women's identities being encompassed by motherhood also contributed to the social stigma, but it was not limited to the 1950s, and is still prevalent today. Lastly, while advancements in reproductive technology have helped to reduce the social stigma of infertility, it is still an issue that many men and women face.

Question 9

Explain why some children are more likely to be adopted, or adopted more quickly, than are other children in the United States. What did the parents in Kim's study say drove them to adopt from Korea instead of children of color in the United States? Do you think this trend will shift or change? Why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain why some children are more likely...

Question 10

Which of the following did NOT contribute to the scarcity of healthy, white babies in the United States by the 1970s?&#10;A) increased access to contraception&#10;B) increased acceptance of out-of-wedlock birth&#10;C) decreased stigma around infertility&#10;D) increased access to abortions

Accepted Answer

Decreased stigma around infertility would actually increase the availability of healthy, white babies as couples struggling with infertility may turn to adoption as an option. The other three options (increased access to contraception, increased acceptance of out-of-wedlock birth, and increased access to abortions) all contribute to a decrease in the number of healthy, white babies available for adoption.

Deck 28: Out of Sorts: Adoption and Undesirable Children