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February 12, 2019Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Black people’s racial identity and their acceptance of Black-White Multiracial people

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MFMarisa FrancoOHOlivia L. HolmesFSFelicia Swafford

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Overview

Examines how Black racial identity and experiences of racism predict acceptance of Multiracial people, highlighting implications for community dynamics.

Key Points

  • The study investigates the relationship between Black people's racial identity, their experiences with racism, and their acceptance of Black-White Multiracial individuals.
  • Participants (N=325) completed surveys measuring racial ideology and experiences of racism.
  • Latent class analysis identified three classes of Black racial identity: undifferentiated, integrationist, and nationalist.
  • Participants' views on Multiracial individuals were assessed based on their racial identity class.
  • The nationalist group was most likely to reject Multiracial individuals and advocate for assigning a Black identity.
  • Integrationists showed the least endorsement of rejecting Multiracial people and affirmed their identity.
  • For nationalists, personal experiences of racism correlated with the endorsement of forcing a Black identity on Multiracial individuals.

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Franco et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a205c5d497d35c09ae730b2https://doi.org/10.1177/1368430218820957
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