The best of both worlds?: Family influences on mixed race youth identity development

Qualitative Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 81-98

  Crawford, Susan E ^a   Alaggia, Ramona ^b  

^a Halton Multicultural Council   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biracial; Family dynamics; Interracial; Mixed race youth; Qualitative methods; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 46349096963     PISSN: 14733250     EISSN: 17413117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1473325007086417     Document Type: Article

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