Abstract
This paper is a proposal for a study on biracial children. More specifically, the paper proposes to study the hypothesis that biracial children are more likely to experience difficulties with their identity than children of a single race due to societal opinion, but by developing cultural-awareness, especially through education and counseling, society can counter this problem. Furthermore, the paper suggests that it can be demonstrated that society affects the identity formation of interracial children and has an effect on social cognition and self-image. Ultimately, the goal of the paper is to produce a series of recommendations for helping biracial children build a positive racial identity through social acceptance.

From the Paper
"Because these prejudices exist in society as a whole, it is likely that educators and counselors hold some of them as well, even if only unconsciously (Schwartz, 1997). In this case, it is inevitable that biracial students will perceive such attitudes, and develop a negative image that compromises their sense of self and their personal ability to succeed. For this reason, it is important for people working with biracial children to consider their personal views, especially because of the significant worth that children place on their approval. Educators and counselors must convey love, support, and acceptance to biracial students."

Tags:families, reject, ambivalent, feelings, teachers, counselors, attitudes, diversity, prejudices, struggle

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This paper discusses how biracial children and their parents face some challenging obstacles, more than white children, or minority children. The paper contends that a firm grip on the facts and realities can empower parents of bi-racial children to provide the proper form of emotional and environmental support to overcome the social stigma and bias that threatens bi-racial children.

Outline:
Abstract
Introduction: Daily Concerns of Bi-Racial Children
Finding Their True Identity
Relationship with Family, Friends, and the Many People That May Play a Key Part in Their Life
What Can We Do As Americans to Reduce Racism and Discrimination with Biracial Children
How Can We Encourage Them and Their Parents?

From the Paper
"Biracial children face a myriad of concerns on a daily basis. Research reveals what common sense suggests--that all these problems are rooted in racist, biased, and discriminatory social attitudes, attitudes which children encounter from their first moments of pre-school. The sense of injustice that they instinctively feel when they sense these biases will manifest out of discrimination towards one or both of their racial backgrounds, as well as towards the fact that they have more than one racial background. Examples of these concerns, and manifestation of racist attitudes, are concerns shared by parents of bi-racial children, who also suffer the emotional brunt of discrimination against their children. An understanding of the suffering of parents, as well as bi-racial children, can provide for us not only a comprehensive perspective on the challenges and concerns that bi-racial children and their parents experience on a daily basis, but a means of providing the proper environment thereof. "

Tags:identity, black, discrimination, prejudice

Abstract
This paper discusses the rise in biracial marriages and considers the relationship between a biracial child and her parents. It also discusses how bi-racial adults attempt to establish an identity in a world which is clearly divided along color lines. In addition, the paper looks at discrimination and prejudice and provides an examination of bi-racial influence upon culture, art and other social perceptions.

From the Paper
"As noted in the introduction, the rates of inter-racial marriage have been increasing in the last 30 years, with marriages between black and white couples in 1990 being four times that of the same type of marriage in 1970. Naturally, this has not been without some impact upon biracial identity; it is now much more common to find mixed-race couples than it was 20 years ago - increasing familiarity with inter-racial marriage is likely to lessen hostility to such relationships in the community. It is also estimated that "More than 100,000 biracial babies have been born every year after 1989 - more than 1 million first-generation biracial children" (Wardle, 2000); biracial children are born to women in every station of life. This may be complicated, as O'Donoghue has observed, by the fact that white women with black partners are "Often depicted as having deep-seated psychological problems, as being sexually promiscuous, and/or pathologically rebellious" (O'Donoghue, page 69). White women have been placed into psychiatric institutions for becoming involved with black men (Davies, 2000). The white women experience the worst kind of discrimination:"

Tags:perceptions, psychological, rebellious

Abstract
This paper investigates the inherent problems that exist in families characterized by parents and stepparents of a biracial union or of a union that is characterized by diversity in terms of ethnic, cultural or religious differences. It also looks at diverse households headed by lesbian or gay parents. The paper analyzes the socio-cultural theories of Roland Tharp and the 'Spheres of Influence' as proposed in the work of Dr. Joyce Epstein.

Table of Contents:
Abstract
Objective
Introduction
Conceptual Framework
Literature Review
Intervention
Outcomes
Discussion
Conclusion

From the Paper
"It is clear that it is not possible to just 'ignore' the differences that exist in hopes that they become illusory or nonexistent because these differences are real and are dynamic in the lives of these children. What has been noted in this study to be of great importance is the active participation of the parents and stepparents in the daily activities and events that take place at school because as these parents integrate themselves more fully into the community they effectively place safezones into effect for their children and at the same time present a model for other parents and other children as to the appropriate behavior in the face of the differences that exist. It is not possible that these differences will merely go away but what is possible is that the community at large will become used to the differences thereby enabling the children to fully participate in the school and community events without having a brand upon them due to these differences in racial or culture."

Tags:diversity, parenting, integration

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The paper analyzes what constitutes a visible minority in Canada, with a special emphasis on the majority ethnic minority, represented by Asia. The paper shows how ethnic minorities, though fairly well integrated in Canada, represent individual cultures which must be addressed in counseling situations. The issues facing visible minorities in Canada, and counselors treating these minorities, are discussed in this paper.

Tags:biracial, multiracial, counselling

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This six-page undergraduate academic paper discusses what it is and what it means to be biracial in modern American society. The content focuses primarily upon the experiences of children of interracial marriages and the general perceptions of American society towards them.

Abstract
This paper takes a look at the biracial relationships and families prevalent in the United States today. According to this paper, this is a result of the melting pot phenomenon whereby many people from varying backgrounds acquire a new label -- "American" -- which by itself indicates no cultural or racial heritage.

From the Paper
"Biracial families have been a growing trend in the United States. During the first half of the 20th century such families were uncommon, in part because many states had laws against African-Americans and Caucasians marrying (Fobanjong, 2001). However, between the years of 1978 and 1992 number of children identified as biracial by the National Center for Health Statistics showed an increase of over 50%, from under 64,000 to over 133,000. However, some experts believe that number to be low, and in the 2000 Census, people identifying them as biracial made up about 2.5% of the population. Over 40% of them were children (Harris, 2002).
Some people believe that biracial families face significant obstacles that other families do not have to deal with. Some studies have suggested that biracial children struggle with racial identity, social acceptance, a tendency to be isolated, academic and behavioral problems, and doubts about what career path to follow."

Tags:african, american, chinese, caucasian, white, black

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The paper discusses the book "Clover" by Doris Sanders that portrays the life of a young black child reared by a white woman in a close-knit, African-American farming community. The paper considers the book's dominant themes of intermarriage and women and work and highlights Sanders' depiction of gender-specific expectations.

Outline:
Part One: Summary of Text
Intermarriage
Women and Work

From the Paper
"Dori Sander's, Clover, is a thoughtful look at what it is like to be a young black child reared by a white woman in a close-knit, African-American farming community. The book explores Clover's own conflicting feelings towards Sara Kate and the difficult time Sara Kate experiences by virtue of being a white interloper in a protective and tightly-bound black extended family. Furthermore, the book looks at how Clover finds herself uncomfortably straddling two worlds that are divided by cleavages that extend beyond race. To wit, Sara Kate is well-educated and intelligent and white (and apparently fairly upper-class) and Clover's family is working poor, African-American, rural and not terribly urbane. In a real sense, the little girl is the embodiment of the fears, tensions and insecurities many children endure when thrust into biracial marriages in a society that has not yet embraced them."

Tags:gender, race, intermarriage

From the Paper
"The study of biracial coalitions has usually focused on the ability of a minority populace to coalesce a majority voting bloc through a multi-racial alliance. Almost by definition, the smaller numbers of a minority group require that it organize such an alliance with other constituencies in order to be a competitive force in electoral politics. It is this electoral aspect of biracial coalitions as a party-in-the-electorate that has gained most of the academic attention. However, there is a second aspect of biracial coalition-building that often is ignored in the literature-that is, the actual impact of the biracial coalition as the party-in-government. Once a biracial electoral coalition achieves political power, is it able to achieve its policy objectives?


Thus, this study analyzes the political influence of..."

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This paper explains that the college admission statement of purpose is a declaration of the author's experiences, events and people who have shaped her life. Having grown up between these two distinct places on both sides of the Rio Grande, the author described having been exposed to the unique cultural and financial systems of Brownsville, a growing city of immigrants, and Mexico, a third world country. The paper underscores the influence of the author's grandfather who grew up on both sides of the border with family and relatives on each side.

From the Paper
"I'm originally from Brownsville, Texas. Though vibrant in culture and character, it is one of the poorest cities in the country. It is comprised of about 99% Latin Americans, most the descendants of Mexican immigrants. Just like the borders that divide the US and Mexico, so too are there walls of separation between two groups of people inhabiting Brownsville. Those who have settled and acclimated seem to prosper and those who have recently immigrated seem to struggle."

Tags:patriarch advancement americanization, different worlds, mexican