Mixed Race Studies

Scholarly perspectives on the mixed race experience.

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Category: Identity Development/Psychology

Black and biracial Americans wouldn’t need to code-switch if we lived in a post-racial society

2018-08-17

For black and biracial Americans, the pressures to adapt to a dominant white culture – and surrender their unique sense of self – can be suffocating.
Identity Denied: Comparing American or White Identity Denial and Psychological Health Outcomes Among Bicultural and Biracial People

2018-08-14

Bicultural and biracial participants who experienced challenges to their American or White identities felt less freedom in choosing an identity and perceived their identities as less compatible, which was ultimately associated with greater reports of depressive symptoms and stress.
Call for papers for the special issue of The Journal of Early Adolescence: “Biracial, Multiracial, and Multiethnic Adolescents”

2018-08-10

Because of their ethnic/racial ambiguity, multiethnic youth (youth from more than one ethnic/racial background) are still sometimes ignored in developmental research. Yet, by the year 2060, multiethnic youth are projected to comprise almost 10% of the total youth population in the United States, rendering subsample deletion impractical.
Meet the woman who’s finally getting us talking about mixed race identity

2018-08-10

Mixed race identity is complicated, to say the least.
HaluHalo Gives Mixed Race Identities A Fresh Narrative Online & IRL

2018-08-10

It’s this that motivated London-based photographer Susan Dale to launch HaluHalo, the first photo series of its kind to explore the lesser-known intricacies of mixed race identity.
Critical Mixed Race in Global Perspective

2018-08-03

This special issue tackles the burgeoning field of critical mixed race studies, bringing together research that spans five continents and more than ten countries.
‘My Racial Identity’ explores feelings about race

2018-07-01

Montclair artist’s photo project delves into discussion
Black + White = Not White: Understanding How Multiracial Individuals Are Categorized

2018-06-15

Study finds minority bias exerts a powerful influence in categorizing multiracial individuals
Black + White = Not White: A minority bias in categorizations of Black-White multiracials

2018-06-15

Together, these findings are the first to document the minority bias as a guiding principle in multiracial categorization.
Exposure to Biracial Faces Reduces Colorblindness

2018-06-06

Across six studies, we demonstrate that exposure to biracial individuals significantly reduces endorsement of colorblindness as a racial ideology among White individuals.

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