Biracial Identity, which do you identify with?Posted in Articles, Campus Life, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, United States on 2015-04-10 01:23Z by Steven |
Biracial Identity, which do you identify with?
The Spartan Daily: Serving San Jose State since 1934
San Jose, California
2015-04-09
Identity is a complicated matter; everyone has one, but rarely are people aware of how they get one. The boundaries, symbols and language that make identity stand out are often unclear.
What qualities make one the person they are?
Skin color, hair texture and eye shape are all obvious characteristics when identity comes into play.
Being biracial, or being a part of two racial groups, can raise questions as to which ethnic group to identify with. Being multiracial may be even harder, but race remains a commonly used term for categorization.
According to psychologist Bryan Gros, there is no proof that multiracial students have more issues such as depression or anxiety then the general public.
The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that multiracial people together with blacks, Hispanics and Asians, will represent a majority of the U.S. population by mid-century. Right now, about 8 percent of the population is multiracial…
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