Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2-2016
Abstract
Myths, fairy tales, films, books, and everyday communication contain images and stories of orphans and adoptees that convey societal discomfort and judgment about adoption (i.e., adoption stigma). In this article, I apply the microaggression model to adoption-related experiences using the literature and theory on adoption stigma. Definitions for adoption-related microaggressions (microassaults, microinvalidations, and microinsults) and a fourth type of microaggression called microfictions (i.e., shared and hidden narratives that contribute to and define the secrecy in adoption) are introduced. Thirteen themes for adoption microaggressions and examples for each are proposed.
DOI
10.1080/10926755.2015.1026012
Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation
Baden, Amanda, "“Do You Know Your Real Parents?” And Other Adoption Microaggressions" (2016). Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works. 1.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/counseling-facpubs/1
Published Citation
Baden, A. L. (2016). “Do you know your real parents?” and other adoption microaggressions. Adoption Quarterly, 19(1), 1-25.