Chameleon Changes: An Exploration of Racial Identity Themes of Multiracial People

Autor/inn/en	Miville, Marie L.; Constantine, Madonna G.; Baysden, Matthew F.; So-Lloyd, Gloria
Titel	Chameleon Changes: An Exploration of Racial Identity Themes of Multiracial People
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52 (2005) 4, S.507-516 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
Schlagwörter	Social Environment; Reference Groups; Racial Identification; Case Studies; Labeling (of Persons); Models; Coding; Interviews; Adults + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziales Umfeld; Reference group; Bezugsgruppe; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Labeling-Ansatz; Analogiemodell; Codierung; Programmierung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	The current study explored essential themes of racial identity development among 10 self-identified multiracial adults from a variety of racial backgrounds. Participants were interviewed using a semistructured protocol, and the interviews were recorded, transcribed, and then coded for themes by research team members. Four primary themes were identified: encounters with racism, reference group orientation, the "chameleon" experience, and the importance of social context in identity development. A number of subthemes also were identified. Although several of the themes mirrored those associated with contemporary biracial and multiracial identity development models, new themes centering on the adoption of multiple self-labels reflecting both monoracial and multiracial backgrounds emerged as well. Implications of the findings for future research and practice are identified. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10