Adoption and its concept have evolved over time. “Adoption-related practices and policies are constantly changing and continue to shape how families are formed” (Ishizawa and Kazuyo 647). Adoption is no longer perceived indifferently in society and families are reaching beyond their own culture and race to adopt children. It is worth mentioning that most celebrities support cross-cultural adoption. While some might argue that they adopt children to spark public interest, others insist that they adopt to support children in need; I see it positively. You and I always talk about how the world is becoming smaller and more similar as people from different cultural backgrounds come together and create different families. We both know so many people in our social network who belong to different ethnicities and their offspring are different. The reflection of cultural similarities has become quite large and therefore its inclusion in society has become imperative and equally useful. With adoption, we will be able to choose whether to preserve our cultural characteristics by adopting a child of our racial background or we will have the opportunity to create a diverse family by adopting a child of a different ethnicity. This will personify the spirit of diversity and our strong values of equality
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