Abstract

The purpose of this study is to explore the racial identity formation of black/white multiracial people and identify factors that shape their racial identity experiences while using the ecological approach to explain mixed-race racial identity development. The research used semi-structured interviews of ten college students at a small private liberal arts college in the Midwest. This research found that social class and gender does not dictate how Black/white mixed-race individuals racially identify themselves. Also, more people today are identifying as exclusively black than prior research.

Advisor

Miyawaki, Michael

Department

Sociology and Anthropology

Disciplines

Race and Ethnicity

Keywords

racially identify, mixed-race, development, multiracial and college

Publication Date

2021

Degree Granted

Bachelor of Arts

Document Type

Senior Independent Study Thesis

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