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A text which examines permanent fostering and adoption for children of miority ethnic origin. This title focuses on both matched and trans-racial child placements. The book also reviews literature on ethinicity and child placement and explores the similarities and differences between children born to two black parents and those with parents of mixed ethnic origin. Using evidence from a long-term study of chidren placed with new families, the book considers differnct types of placements and discusses whether they are more or less likely to break down, and their impact on ethnic identity. The text also includes first-hand accounts from young people and their adoptive or foster parents. Finally, the book summarizes factors in need of consideration when placing a child of minority ethnic origin.

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June Thoburn is Dean of the School of Social Work and the Director of the Centre for Research on the Child and Family at the University of East Anglia. Her main research interests are child welfare, adoption and foster care. Liz Norford is a qualified and experienced social worker who has previously worked as a placement consultant and trainer with the British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering. Stephen Parvez Rashid was senior lecturer in Social work at the School of Health and Social Welfare, The Open University. His main research interests were social work practice with families of minority ethnic origin and cultural issues in child placement.

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