Constructing Transnational and Transracial Identity: Adoption and Belonging in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark

Ben-Zion, Sigalit

Norway, Sweden, and Denmark are home to more than 90,000 transnational adoptees of Scandinavian parents raised in a predominantly white environment. This ethnography provides a unique perspective on how these transracial adoptees conceptualize and construct their sense of identity along the intersection of ethnicity, family, and national lines.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2014-11-26

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137480644

DOI: 10.1057/9781137472823

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 265