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Biracial and multiracial identity development is described as a process across the life span that is based on internal and external forces such as individual family structure, cultural knowledge, physical appearance, geographic location, peer culture, opportunities for exploration, socio-historical context, etc. [1]
The White racial identity attitude scale was developed by African American Psychologists, Janet Helms and Robert Carter in 1990. It was designed and consists of 50 items to help understand the attitudes reflecting the five-status model of the White racial identity development (contact, disintegration, reintegration/pseudo independence, immersion/emersion, and autonomy). [5]
This study was conducted by four psychologists and "explored essential themes of racial identity development among 10 self-identified multiracial adults from a variety of backgrounds." In the study, participants were chosen through a half-structured protocol, [clarification needed] interviewed in a recorded session. Four themes were identified ...
His theory assumed that African Americans are "believed to be socialized into the predominant culture, which resulted in diminished racial identification", [1] and thus the Nigrescence model posits that an encounter with an instance of racism or racial discrimination may precipitate the exploration and formation of racial identity, and foster a ...
Maria P. P. Root (born September 13, 1955) [1] is a clinical psychologist, educator, and public speaker based in Seattle, Washington.Her areas of work include multiracial families, multiracial identity, cultural competence, trauma, workplace harassment, and disordered eating.
Biracial is a legitimate identity for anyone, celebrity or personality, yet the journey to self-discovery is often met with opposition. Biracial is a legitimate identity for anyone, celebrity or ...
Beverly J. Vandiver is an American psychologist who is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Black Psychology, director of Quantitative Methodology Center in the Office of Research, Innovation, and Collaboration, and professor of Human Development and Family Sciences in the Department of Human Sciences at Ohio State University, focusing on measurement and scale development and Black racial ...
Despite this, a biracial person who claimed a Black identity on an anonymous survey was rated as untrustworthy as a biracial person who shifted their identity to gain a scholarship.