{"id":6191,"date":"2010-03-21T00:26:39","date_gmt":"2010-03-21T00:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/wordpress\/?p=6191"},"modified":"2016-06-13T15:03:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T15:03:56","slug":"biracial-bisexual-individuals-identity-coming-of-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=6191","title":{"rendered":"Biracial-Bisexual Individuals: Identity Coming of Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1023\/A:1010137025394\" target=\"_blank\">Biracial-Bisexual Individuals: Identity Coming of Age<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/springerlink.com\/content\/104880\/?p=f57deaa40d0248d782bf8c8a01fb454f&amp;pi=0\" target=\"_blank\">International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/springerlink.com\/content\/kehujerjl7k1\/?p=f57deaa40d0248d782bf8c8a01fb454f&amp;pi=0\" target=\"_blank\">Issue Volume 5, Number 3<\/a> (July, 2000)<br \/>\nPages 221-253<br \/>\nISSN 1566-1768 (Print) 1573-8167 (Online)<br \/>\nDOI: <a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1023\/A:1010137025394\" target=\"_blank\">10.1023\/A:1010137025394<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/directory.ucmerced.edu\/expand.cfm?mail=fcollins@ucmerced.edu\" target=\"_blank\">J. Fuji Collins<\/a><\/strong>, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Health &amp; Wellness &#8211; Vice Chancellor<br \/>\n<em>University of California, Merced<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There is considerable controversy regarding the means by which bisexual and biracial individuals achieve a sense of identity. In this paper, the concepts of bisexual and biracial identity are reviewed, and the literature on identity developmental models are critiqued. Further, a qualitative study is presented that explored the complexity of biracial identity development in Japanese-Americans. It is based on the constant comparative method of analysis, or grounded theory. The study focused on how Japanese-Americans perceived themselves in relation to other individuals, groups, and\/or their environment. Findings related to initiating explorations of identity and perseverance in pursuing a biracial identity, which depended on the degree of support or negative experience within their social networks. Participants explored identity options attempting to develop their own meaning of identity, to develop a confident sense of themselves and secure a positive ethnic identity. Based on research and dialogue, there appears to be parallels between bisexual and biracial identity development. A model is proposed that suggests that individuals who are bisexual or biracial go through four phases in their development of their positive identity. These phases are: Phase I\u2014Questioning\/Confusion; Phase II\u2014Refusal\/Suppression; Phase III\u2014Infusion\/Exploration; and Phase IV\u2014Resolution\/Acceptance. These phases describe people who have two distinct identities that place them in a position of self-devaluation. From there they move to a position where there is a positive perception of identity based on the coexistence of their identities.<\/p>\n<p>Read or purchase the article <a href=\"http:\/\/springerlink.com\/content\/m5117813855v1723\/fulltext.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biracial-Bisexual Individuals: Identity Coming of Age International Journal of Sexuality and Gender Studies Issue Volume 5, Number 3 (July, 2000) Pages 221-253 ISSN 1566-1768 (Print) 1573-8167 (Online) DOI: 10.1023\/A:1010137025394 J. Fuji Collins, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Health &amp; Wellness &#8211; Vice Chancellor University of California, Merced There is considerable controversy regarding the means by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,666,125,8,20],"tags":[2563,2562,3523],"class_list":["post-6191","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","category-gaylesbian","category-identitydevelopment","category-media-archive","category-usa","tag-international-journal-of-sexuality-and-gender-studies","tag-j-fuji-collins","tag-james-fuji-collins"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6191"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47546,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6191\/revisions\/47546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6191"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6191"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}