Being mixed: Who claims a biracial identity?

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 91-96

  Townsend, Sarah S M ^a   Fryberg, Stephanie A ^b   Wilkins, Clara L ^c   Markus, Hazel Rose ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

^c WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biracial identity; Mixed race; Multiracial identity; Racial identity; Social class

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BIRACIAL IDENTITY; CAUCASIAN; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC OR RACIAL ASPECTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; RACE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STATUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84861108648     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026845     Document Type: Article

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