This study examined the attitudes of Black and White adoption workers toward transracial adoption. The instrument used was a two part questionnaire. The first part of the questionnaire focuses on the socio-demographics of the respondents; the second part of the questionnaire focused upon respondent's attitudes toward transracial adoption. The subjects were asked to respond to a questionnaire consisting of twenty-seven items. The major findings were: There is no significant difference between the attitudes of Black and White adoption workers toward transracial adoption. Based on the total responses to the items listed in the questionnaire, the writer has concluded that the majority of adoption workers fell strongly about the issues on Transracial Adoption and attempted to look at the best interest of the child in terms of placement.

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The purpose of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between parenting styles of parents with children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and the relationship between the parent and the child. This study was conducted in Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County at two Head Start Centers. A descriptive research design was utilized. A self administered 23 item parents report questionnaire was administered to the population of 30 African American single males and females who had a child or children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder. A T-test analysis was employed to analyze the significant relationship of the hypothesis. It was concluded that there is no statistical significant difference in parental satisfaction and in parenting styles among fathers and mothers of children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder.