{"id":26592,"date":"2012-11-21T21:56:16","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T21:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=26592"},"modified":"2012-11-21T21:56:16","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T21:56:16","slug":"the-process-of-forming-a-multiracial-identity-for-persons-of-three-or-more-races","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=26592","title":{"rendered":"The Process of Forming a Multiracial Identity for Persons of Three or More Races"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Process of Forming a Multiracial Identity for Persons of Three or More Races<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alliant International University, San Diego, California
\n2012
\n197 pages
\nPublication Number: AAT 3524119
\nISBN: 9781267582935<\/p>\n

Maria Reyna Fowlks<\/strong><\/p>\n

A PsyD Clinical Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University San Diego In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree Doctor of Psychology<\/em><\/p>\n

The number of multiracial individuals (MRIs) in the United States continues to grow. As this number continues to grow, it is likely there will be an increase in MRIs of three or more races. However, the literature has not specifically looked at the experiences and process of forming a racial identity development of individuals of three or more races. This qualitative study based on grounded theory aimed to do this. Twelve MRIs were interviewed using a semi-structured interview guide. Ten themes and 34 subthemes emerged from the data and were deemed significant to the participants’ experiences and development. Themes included: parental influences on racial identity; varied extended family messages, dynamics, and relations; cultural and geographic influences on racial identity; development of racial awareness; wanting to fit in; getting teased and discriminated against; dealing with other people’s questions and assumptions; discovery and development of one’s racial identity; being mixed has had a positive impact on life; and ways to address race and being multiracial with children. Results indicated the process of developing a multiracial identity is complex with many factors interacting and influencing one’s racial identity. A proposed model is presented integrating the findings from this study to describe the experiences and multiracial identity development process for MRIs of three or more races.<\/strong> Finally, clinical implications, limitations of the study, and recommendations for future research are discussed.<\/p>\n

Purchase the dissertation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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