Date of Defense
4-19-2017
Date of Graduation
4-2017
Department
Management
First Advisor
Glinda Rawls
Second Advisor
Neil Deochand
Third Advisor
R. Wayne Fuqua
Abstract
This paper examines Korean-American Adoptees and their identity development through a content analysis of online comments concerning four major themes: Parents and Parenting, Siblings, Self-identity, and Current Events. Using two Facebook groups consisting exclusively of adoptees, examinations were made of positive, neutral, and negative replies to posts about the themes. The findings from this analysis lend credence to previous studies about self-identity, some of the influential factors, and the struggles faced in achieving levels of comfort expressing multiple racial and cultural identities.
Recommended Citation
Rachor, Charles, "Identity Development in Korean-American Adoptees: A Content Analysis of Personal Reflections" (2017). Honors Theses. 2793.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/honors_theses/2793
Access Setting
Honors Thesis-Open Access
Defense Presentation