Mixed Race Studies

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How Are Black–White Biracial People Perceived in Terms of Race?

2022-01-24

As the nation has become more diverse, increasing numbers of Americans belong to more than one racial group. In 1970, just one in a hundred babies born was multiracial; these days, the share has climbed to one in ten.
“You’re one of us”: Black Americans’ use of hypodescent and its association with egalitarianism.

2022-01-24

This research establishes that the use of hypodescent extends to minority as well as majority perceivers but also shows that the beliefs associated with the use of hypodescent differ as a function of perceiver social status. In doing so, we broaden the social scientific understanding of hypodescent, showing how it can be an inclusionary rather…
I am Multiracial: Predictors of Multiracial identification strength among mixed ancestry individuals

2019-10-23

These findings demonstrate the interpersonal nature of racial identity and illuminate the complex dynamics of negotiating multiple racial backgrounds.
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.
Black, white or multicultural: constructing race in two countries

2017-09-20

New study compares how people in U.S. and Brazil determine someone’s race
To Be or Not to Be (Black or Multiracial or White): Cultural Variation in Racial Boundaries

2017-09-20

Culture shapes the meaning of race and, consequently, who is placed into which racial categories. Three experiments conducted in the United States and Brazil illustrated the cultural nature of racial categorization.
Implicit Attitude Generalization From Black to Black–White Biracial Group Members

2015-01-17

Implicit Attitude Generalization From Black to Black–White Biracial Group Members Social Psychological and Personality Published online before print: 2015-01-13 DOI: 10.1177/1948550614567686 Jacqueline M. Chen, Post-doctoral Scholar Department of Psychology University of California, Davis Kate A. Ratliff, Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Florida We investigated whether Black–White biracial individuals are perceived as Black in the…
Motivation to Control Prejudice Predicts Categorization of Multiracials

2014-01-25

Motivation to Control Prejudice Predicts Categorization of Multiracials Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin Volume 40, Number 5 (May 2014) pages 590-603 DOI: 10.1177/0146167213520457 Jacqueline M. Chen, Post-doctoral Scholar University of California, Davis Wesley G. Moons, Assistant Professor of Psychology University of California, Davis Sarah E. Gaither Department of Psychology Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts David L.…
Often Misidentified, Multiracial People Value Accurate Perceptions

2013-08-02

Often Misidentified, Multiracial People Value Accurate Perceptions American Psychological Association Press Releases 2013-08-02 Average American has trouble identifying multiracial people, research finds HONOLULU — Multiracial people may be misidentified more often as being white than black and may value being accurately identified more so than single-race individuals, according to research presented at APA’s 121st Annual…

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