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A literature review (reviewing the research on the topic) of biracial or multiracial identity in adolescents, in the United States, focusing on adoptions.

• Need scholarly, peer-reviewed articles

• Limit to 2000-2012

SEARCH STRATEGY BUILDERCREATE AN INITIAL SEARCH PHRASE

BEGIN WITH A DATABASE WITH REFERENCE SOURCES, TO GET A

GENERAL OVERVIEW OF MY TOPIC: SAGE REFERENCE

LIMITING RESULTS BY SUBJECT

FURTHER LIMIT TO ADOPTION: 47 TEXTS

A SECTION--ON CULTURAL RACIAL IDENTITY AND ADOTPTEES--IN THE HANDBOOK OF ADOPTION