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Vol. 10 (2019): January-December, 2019

“New Racism” From the Perspective of “Quiet Migration”: Interracial Adoption in Spain

  • María José Rodríguez Jaume
DOI
https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2153
Published
2019-08-22

Abstract

The increase in international adoptions of minors (quiet migration) all over Spain has coincided in time with the rise of immigration. The links between these two phenomena give rise to a hybrid line of research focused on the racial experiences shared by both the adopted population and the immigrant population. A comparative analysis of data coming from three public opinion research sources reveals: (a) the presence of “racism without race” within Spanish society, even though phenotypic differences play a determining role in the social construction of race; and (b) a low “racial awareness” amongst interracial adoptive parents, which leads them to reproduce the ideology of “color-blind racism.”

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Keywords

  • colorblind racism
  • interracial families
  • international adoptions
  • ethnic minorities
  • Spain

How to Cite

Rodríguez Jaume, M. J. (2019). “New Racism” From the Perspective of “Quiet Migration”: Interracial Adoption in Spain. Migraciones Internacionales, 10(36). https://doi.org/10.33679/rmi.v1i1.2153

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