L’incontro tra culture nell’adozione internazionale: identità etnica degli adolescenti e strategie familiari di socializzazione culturale

Laura Ferrari; Rosa Rosnati; Viviana Rossetti

doi:10.3280/INT2012-001009

Intercountry adoptees between cultures:adolescent’s ethnic identity and family cultural socialization strategies

Journal title INTERAZIONI
Author/s Laura Ferrari, Rosa Rosnati, Viviana Rossetti
Publishing Year 2012 Issue 2012/1 Language Italian
Pages 18 P. 119-136 File size 350 KB
DOI 10.3280/INT2012-001009
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Identity definition is a core issue in adolescence, but intercountry adoptees have to cope with an additional task concerning whether and how integrate some aspects of ethnic background within their identity. Recently some studies, mainly conducted in the United States, have focused on the construction of ethnic identity among adolescent and young adult adoptees and have related the identity outcomes to psychosocial well-being and cultural socialization strategies, but, to our knowledge, there is a lack of research carried in Italy. Assuming a family prospective, the present research aims to explore, from the qualitative point of view, how adolescent and young adult adoptees define their identity, referring to their ethnic background and the Italian cultural context and how parents support their children in this task. Participants were 15 intercountry adopted adolescents and young adults (aged between 16 and 25) and both their parents. A semi structured interview was administered individually to the child and jointly to the parents. The content analysis highlighted some critical areas such as ethnic identification, parents’ cultural socialization strategies, dealing with the child’s difference of origin and family relationships. The co-occurrence of the above mentioned dimensions helped shaping a four typology concerning adoptees’ ethnic identity processes. Results also offered some potential implications, useful in supporting families in the different stages of adoption process.

Keywords: Ethnic identity, adoption, family relations.

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Laura Ferrari, Rosa Rosnati, Viviana Rossetti, L’incontro tra culture nell’adozione internazionale: identità etnica degli adolescenti e strategie familiari di socializzazione culturale in "INTERAZIONI" 1/2012, pp 119-136, DOI: 10.3280/INT2012-001009