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... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > biracial identity
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > conceptual issues in multicultural psychology > biracial identity
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > biracial identity
... > social science subjects > education > education studies > sociology of education > education in society and culture > multiculturalism and special populations > biracial identity

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biracial identity  

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  • Biracial identity or multiracial identity refers to the social, cultural, political, and psychological accomplishment or construction of a sense of identity among those individuals who straddle existing (or historical) racial formations. To investigate biracial or multiracial identity is to seek to understand the strategies, negotiations, and self-understandings of multiracial people and the factors involved in the construction of a racial identity. [Source: Encyclopedia of Identity; Biracial Identity]

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