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Who counts as multiracial?

Song, Miri (2021) Who counts as multiracial? Ethnic and Racial Studies, 44 (8). pp. 1296-1323. ISSN 0141-9870. (doi:10.1080/01419870.2020.1856905) (KAR id:89514)

Abstract

Who counts as multiracial? The answer to this question – while never straightforward in the past – is becoming ever more complicated and contested. Given the very significant growth of people with racially mixed ancestries, there has been surprisingly little written about who “counts” as multiracial per se. There is no one definitive measure or definition of multiracial status across multi-ethnic societies that share many discourses of race, such as the USA and the UK. This question is important because it concerns whether people are able to achieve personal validations of how they wish to be identified, and because definitions of who counts as multiracial can fundamentally influence a variety of race-based and equality policies. This article synthesizes a wide range of literature that addresses how we may conceptualize, measure, and recognize multiracial people.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/01419870.2020.1856905
Uncontrolled keywords: Multiracial ancestry racial identity census group membership multigeneration multiracials
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Depositing User: Miri Song
Date Deposited: 29 Jul 2021 13:51 UTC
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2023 15:13 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/89514 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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