The Tiger Woods phenomenon: a note on biracial identityPosted in Articles, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, Social Science, Social Work, United States on 2011-12-04 22:29Z by Steven |
The Tiger Woods phenomenon: a note on biracial identity
The Social Science Journal
Volume 38, Issue 2, Summer 2001
Pages 333-336
DOI: 10.1016/S0362-3319(01)00118-5
Ronald E. Hall, Professor of Social Work
Michigan State University
Traditional race based models exclude the unique developmental dynamics of biracial Americans such as “Tiger” Woods. Conversely, a substantial portion of the scholarly literature emphasizes social experience rather than physiological attributes as the keystone to individual identity development. In the aftermath biracial Americans are conflicted. In an effort to ensure their psychic health social scientist scholars and practitioners must inculcate a human development across the life span model to accommodate the nation’s increasing level of racial and cultural miscegenation.
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