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Colorblind: Do you see a difference?

The focus of this paper is on a single persons family. Her kinship is not very diverse as
compared to others in the United States. Kinship is a persons family related by blood, marriage
(union between two adults), or by strong ties of friendship. The United States is still working out
the racial issues created decades ago. Although life has changed there are still unconscious/
conscious separations and assumptions given to people because of race or ethnicity.
Her nuclear family is a stepfamily. Her father had a son in his previous marriage. Her
mother had a daughter in her previous marriage. Now her father is a step-father and her mother is
a step-mother. Together they had two daughters and have created a blended family. Both previous
and current families are identified as being white. Her nephew lives in a cohabitation family. Her
middle sister and this sisters boyfriend live together and take care of their three-year-old child so
that it is easier on him while they work things out. Personality stabilization has been important in
this family. Two of the four children are living outside of the house and one is in a cohabitation
family. The other two live at home, although one is still very young. In the extended family, it
works out differently. On her fathers side, interracial relationships do not seem to be prevalent
and no family ties have been created through interracial marriage or sexual involvement.
Focusing in on her mothers side we will see consistent mixing.
This portion of extended family are a mix of multiple races and some live on a different
continent. Uncle Johnny lived in Hawaii and while there and met a woman from Japan. Together
they had two boys. Andrew one of the boys has his own family and within this family he is a
step-parent. Andrew is a father to Calvin and Matthew. Calvin has another father, race/ethnicity
unknown, and treats Andrew as his father. Moving north now to the main land of the United
States to Alaska. A very close knit nuclear family is surrounded together by grandparents,
siblings, and aunts/uncles.
Families of orientation are families in which you are born or adopted. Zoey, Sadie,
Sidney, and Sarah were all adopted into a family of orientation. Grandparents Charles and Mary
have adopted Zoey and Sadie. Their first daughter is their mother, sadly she is deceased. Zoey is
a biracial young girl. Her mother is Caucasian and her father is African, presumably from
Nigeria. Zoeys parents never married or had any more children together. The mother did have
Sadie, Zoeys sister, with another man after the fact. For Grandma Mary, it is a continuing issue
on how to raise Zoey with full cultural background for both sides of her family and even how to
fix up her hair. Marys daughter Margaret and her late husband adopted two children. Margrets
son Sidney is part Mayan-Mexican and African. Sarah, Margrets daughter, is full blooded
African American.
I worry for my cousins because of discrimination they may face growing up. The two in
Hawaii are not as concerning to me because I feel that whiteness will not affect them as easily.
On the mainland racism is still strong and likely to occur and effect my northern cousins. Zoey,
Sidney, and Sarah are at the forefront for feeling inferior because of their skin color. Primary
socialization will end up teaching them that they should not be treated differently by people
compared to their cousins and siblings. People tend to associate a race with a certain type of
knowledge, personality, preferences, etc. Nobody is as anyone expects them to be based off the
color of their skin. They could be subject to assumptions before people get to know them or if
people do know them they are still likely to be assumed responsible for something happening.
Adoption of children has become a concern of social workers in the past few decades.
Concern is for the children as they grow up and try to find their own identities. White parents
with higher incomes are more likely to adopt children transracially. These children coming from
different countries and of different ethnicities will struggle to find an identity growing up. Even
if they feel included completely to their families many when they are older form closer
relationships with friends of the same or similar ethnicity. Parents also have a difficult time
figuring out how to teach the childs ethnic culture and how to help them cope with racial
struggles growing up. Parents who teach their children racial socialization while growing up may
have better reactions when dealing with racism. Stress levels within children with no racial
socialization compared to those that experienced racial socialization showed no significant
difference in stress levels. Although there is no significant difference children should still be
racially socialized and taught how to deal when confronted with discrimination. If children are
taught from a young age how to react and deal with racism and discrimination, then they may be
able to face life stronger than ever.
Adoption is a great thing for married couples who cannot conceive and the numerous
children needing homes. Giving people a chance to form families and share their lives in a
broader sense. Adoption brings people together to love and create memories. Racial diversity and
cultural experiences are created through adoption. Choosing who you want to love as family is
stronger than being family only by blood.

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