@article{Ratshidi_Boshoff_2019, title={CULTURAL SPECIFIC ATTITUDES OF BATSWANA PEOPLE TOWARDS ADOPTION}, volume={55}, url={https://socialwork.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/714}, DOI={10.15270/55-2-714}, abstractNote={<span style="font-family: ’Times New Roman’,’serif’; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-GB">The aim of this study was to describe the cultural attitude of Batswana people towards adoption. The study employed a cross-sectional survey design and is descriptive in nature. It followed a quantitative approach and reached 83 respondents representative of designated organisations rendering services to adoptive parents in Ikageng, Potchefstroom. A questionnaire containing closed-ended questions was used. D</span><span style="font-family: ’Times New Roman’,’serif’; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: ’Times New Roman’; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-GB">emographical information was included to test the construct validity on different variables, namely the birthparent, adoptive parent and the adopted child. </span><span style="font-family: ’Times New Roman’,’serif’; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;" lang="EN-GB">The findings of the study indicated that the Batswana community have a positive attitude towards adoption</span>}, number={2}, journal={Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk}, author={Ratshidi, Katlego and Boshoff, Pieter}, year={2019}, month={Jul.}, pages={176} }