Understanding Identity Differences among Biracial Siblings |
Understanding Identity Differences among Biracial Siblings
American Sociological Association
Annual Meeting 2010
Regular Session: Multi-Racial Classification/Identity
Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Monday, 2010-08-16, 16:30-18:10 EDT (Local Time)
Session Organizer: Rebecca C. King-O’Riain, Senior Lecturer of Sociology, National University of Ireland-Maynooth
Presider: Carolyn A. Liebler, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota
Melissa R. Herman, Assistant Professor, Sociology
Dartmouth University
This paper examines identity differences among a sample of 256 biracial siblings. We find that gender, age, and ancestry have modest relationships with identity, but that phenotype, racial context, language use, and social psychological factors have stronger relationships.
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