Transnational Adoptees' Identity, Belonging, And The Role Of Sport

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dc.contributor.advisorYuka Nakamura
dc.contributor.authorBliss Valentina Wong
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-10T10:39:01Z
dc.date.available2025-04-10T10:39:01Z
dc.date.copyright2024-08-06
dc.date.issued2025-04-10
dc.date.updated2025-04-10T10:39:00Z
dc.degree.disciplineKinesiology & Health Science
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameMSc - Master of Science
dc.description.abstractThis study examines how, and if, sport could influence transnational adoptees’ identity formation and sense of belonging. Transnational adoptees’ identity and belonging development is complex, dynamic, and contextual. For example, some transnational national adoptees are racialized individuals within a white society and feel a lack of belonging to either group. Three facets of identity were identified: pre-adoptive identity, the adoptee identity, and ethnic identity. Each identity facet was found to develop uniquely; a singular plot can not be used to understand the development of all the facets. Sport was found to offer transnationally adoptees a space to develop essential network connections, provide opportunities for ethnic identity exploration and cultural connection, and provide a reprieve from conflicts and tensions. However, pre-existing dynamics and social exclusion were also reproduced. The stories that emerged offer insights into how the context of sport influences transnational adoptees’ navigation of belonging and identity.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10315/42723
dc.languageen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subject.keywordsIdentity
dc.subject.keywordsBelonging
dc.subject.keywordsSport
dc.subject.keywordsand Transnational adoptees
dc.titleTransnational Adoptees' Identity, Belonging, And The Role Of Sport
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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