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Publication Date: 1997
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An Examination of Social Science Literature Pertaining to Multiracial Identity: A Historical Perspective.
Kahn, Jack S.; Denmon, Jacqueline
Journal of Multicultural Social Work, v6 n1-2 p117-38 1997
A review of the social science literature traces the history of the construct of multiracial identity, 1890-1995. Research emphases have shifted from racial categorization to ethnicity, from behavioral observation to self-report, and from the inferiority or marginality of multiracial individuals to their phenomenological experiences. Contains 139 references. (Author/TSP)
Descriptors: Biological Influences, Children, Cultural Influences, Ethnicity, Experimenter Characteristics, Identification (Psychology), Individual Development, Intermarriage, Multiracial Persons, Nature Nurture Controversy, Racial Bias, Racial Differences, Racial Identification, Research Methodology, Self Concept, Social Science Research
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Language: English
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