Racial identity in biracial adolescents from one african-american and one caucasian-american parent

Author

LaNice Stanley, Centenary College

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

5

Number

1

Page Numbers

pages 15-18

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1997

Abstract

Racial identity development in biracial children within American society is essential for the discovery of selfconcept. Identity development in adolescents with one African American and one Caucasian-American parent is a complex process deriving from social influences and individual self-conceptualization. Three approaches of identity preference are found to be the most common in biracial youth. The first is the denial of one race, the second is over-identification of the favored culture, and lastly the incorporation of both racial backgrounds as a separate identity.

Subject

Psychology

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

4 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 5 no. 1 1997

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Stanley, LaNice (1997) "Racial identity in biracial adolescents from one african-american and one caucasian-american parent," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 5: No. 1, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol5/iss1/4