Abstract
Transracial adoptions have been a big issue since they have even become an option for adoption. A close friend of the family decided to go the route of transracial adoption. This was her last resort, because she was not able to have children on her on. And the only children in her range were either Caucasian or Asian. Rationalism is the theory that I have decided to use for the views of these topics. Rationalism is belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response. My friend decided to go against the usual feelings and opinions and take in a daughter of a different race. She …show more content…
Many people have different views on this subject. But many don’t really have a choice. For some parents, adoption is the only resort to obtain the family they are seeking for. On an even further note, what are your views on transracial adoption? Transracial adoption is the placement of infants and children of one race with parents of another race. The most common type of transracial adoption is the placement of African American children into homes with parents of different races. Plato believed in rationalism. Rationalism is belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional responses. When adopting outside of your race your decision should be based solely on knowledge and on the greater …show more content…
This was a very rational decision in Plato’s views. Rationalism relies on reason rather than your religious belief or experience (South University, 2013). My friend is African American and her daughter is Caucasian. There are many struggles that their family comes into contact with on a daily basis. The child was a baby when she was adopted. So my friend and her husband are the only family that the child knows. Even though this is true, she is now 9 years old and has started to notice they are different from her. She noticed that her friends and their parents are the same color. And she was confused as to why the same was not with her and her parents. The fact that she knows that she is different caused her to feel withdrawn for a while. As you can see there were plenty of problems for them to deal with when it came to their daughter. But they have given her the best possible home she could ever have. They love her as if she was their own and could care less about people on the outside and their beliefs.
They give this little girl everything she needs and wants and beyond. They give her the best foundation and teach her that no one is different. Humans are humans, no matter their color, culture, religion, or race. These teachings are good and everyone should feel this way. Everyone is equal. And if it is the best option for an African American child to live with its Caucasian family, then so