Category: Identity Development/Psychology

  • The “Multiracial” Option: Social Group Identity and Changing Patterns of Racial Categorization American Politics Research Volume 39, Number 1 (January 2011) pages 176-204 DOI: 10.1177/1532673X10378845 Natalie Masuoka, Assistant Professor of Political Science Tufts University This article focuses on a new and growing trend in the United States: multiracial (or mixed race) identification. Multiracial self-identification forces…

  • Applying Self-Discrepancy Theory to Biracial Identity and Adjustment: A Proposed Study Social-Personality Brown Bag Series University of California, Davis Location: Young 166 2010-11-08, 12:10-13:30 PST (Local Time) Lauren Berger Research suggests that biracials may have poorer mental health than monoracials and a recent meta-analysis (Shih & Sanchez, 2005) cites a lack of research testing potential…

  • University of Vermont study examines biracial identity Burlington Free Press 2010-12-28 Tim Johnson, Free Press Staff Writer Even though he was born of a white mother and an African father, Barack Obama is commonly referred to as the first black president. That’s a sign, sociologists say, that America’s “one-drop rule”—a vestige of the United States’…

  • Cultural Activities, Identities, and Mental Health Among Urban American Indians with Mixed Racial/Ethnic Ancestries Race and Social Problems Volume 2, Number 2 (2010) pages 101-114 DOI: 10.1007/s12552-010-9028-9 Yoshitaka Iwasaki, Professor of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Work Temple University Namorah Gayle Byrd, Assistant Professor, Developmental English Gloucester County College, New Jersey Focus groups were conducted to…

  • This anthology of poetry, spoken word, fiction, creative non-fiction, spoken word texts, as well as black and white artwork and photography, explores the question of how mixed-race women in North America identify in the twenty-first century.

  • Recent Studies on Biracial Identity and Hypodescent to be Discussed on Mixed Chicks Chat (Pre-recorded) Mixed Chicks Chat (The only live weekly show about being racially and culturally mixed. Also, founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox, Heidi W. Durrow and Jennifer Frappier Website: TalkShoe™ (Keywords: Mixed Chicks) Episode: #186…

  • How Multi-Ethnic People Identify Themselves Talk of The Nation National Public Radio 2010-12-20 00:30:17 Neal Conan, Host Guests Nikki Khanna, Assistant Professor of Sociology (and lead author, “Passing As Black: Racial Identity Work Among Biracial Americans”) University of Vermont Casey Gane-McCalla, Lead Blogger NewsOne Kip Fulbeck, Professor of Art (and author of Mixed: Portraits Of…

  • Passing as Black: Racial Identity Work among Biracial Americans Social Psychology Quarterly Volume 73, Number 4 (Published online 2010-12-13) pages 380-397 DOI: 10.1177/0190272510389014 Nikki Khanna, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Cathryn Johnson, Professor of Sociology and Director of Graduate Studies Emory University Drawing on interview data with black-white biracial adults, we examine the…

  • Recasting The Half-Caste Journal of Women’s History Volume 22, Number 4, Winter 2010 E-ISSN: 1527-2036 Print ISSN: 1042-7961 pages 263-267 Kumari Jayawardena In Sri Lanka, serious book reviews are not only few and far between, but authors also do not usually reply to reviews of their books. So while it was a real windfall to…

  • Why Biracial Means Black: The History of Race in America Means Most Blacks Are Biracial to Some Degree The Root 2010-12-14 Lauren Williams, Associate Editor Checking a census box that says “black” doesn’t mean you’re denying your white ancestry. It’s just how we roll in America. When Halle Berry scored her milestone Oscar win in…