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Standing on both feet: History and the construction of identity for older mixed-race Americans

机译:并肩站着:老年混血美国人的历史和身份建构

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People of mixed heritage promise to be a significant percentage of the U.S. population in the 21st century. However, as a group, they have not been well studied. Previous research has tended to focus on identity in children, adolescents and young adults. This dissertation is based on a study of a sector of the mixed race population that has been less visible; those who were middle aged and elderly at the time the research was done in the late 1990's. The primary method of data collection was through focused life histories of 20 people of mixed race whose ages ranged from 45 to 94. The participants were either of African American/White or Asian American/White background.;The study examines factors influencing identity and identification, and how the meaning of being of mixed race is influenced by aging, different historical circumstances, and the race of the non-white parent. A synthesis of elements of racial formation, cultural studies, symbolic interactionist, and life course theories provided the theoretical framework for interpreting the findings of the study.;Racial identity did not emerge as a singular, distinct entity in this study. The meaning of being of mixed race is influenced by other aspects of social location such as age, gender, class and nation. Using grounded theory techniques, five dimensions of racial identity emerged: cultural identity, ascribed racial identity, racial identification to others, racial self-identification, and situational racialization of feeling. The age cohort of the participant (older or younger than 65) and the race of the nonwhite parent (Black or Asian American) were associated with different patterns of identity dimensions. These patterns are attributed to the influence of historical circumstances on identity. The dissertation provides an overview of significant events in African American and Asian American history and how they intersect with critical points in the life courses of the two age cohorts. This work demonstrates that racial identity for mixed race people cannot be understood outside of social and historical context.
机译:混合遗产的人们有望在21世纪占美国人口的很大比例。但是,作为一个整体,他们还没有得到很好的研究。先前的研究倾向于关注儿童,青少年和年轻人的身份。本文是基于对一个不太明显的混合种族人群的研究。在1990年代后期完成研究时的中年人和老年人。数据收集的主要方法是集中研究20个年龄在45到94岁之间的混合种族的生活史。参与者为非裔美国人/白人或亚裔美国人/白人背景。;该研究探讨了影响身份和认同的因素,以及年龄,不同的历史情况以及非白人父母的种族如何影响混合种族的含义。种族形成,文化研究,象征性互动主义者和生活历程理论的要素的综合为解释该研究的发现提供了理论框架。种族身份在本研究中并未出现为单个,独特的实体。混合种族的含义受社会位置的其他方面的影响,例如年龄,性别,阶级和国家。使用扎根的理论技术,出现了种族认同的五个维度:文化认同,归属种族认同,对他人的种族认同,种族自我认同以及情境对感觉的种族化。参与者的年龄组(65岁以上或以下)和非白人父母(黑人或亚裔)的种族与身份维度的不同模式相关。这些模式归因于历史环境对身份的影响。本文概述了非洲裔美国人和亚裔美国人历史上的重大事件,以及它们如何与两个年龄段的生命过程中的关键点相交。这项工作表明,在社会和历史背景之外无法理解混血人的种族认同。

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  • 作者

    Tashiro, Cathy J.;

  • 作者单位

    University of California, San Francisco.;

  • 授予单位 University of California, San Francisco.;
  • 学科 Ethnic studies.;American studies.;Gerontology.;Developmental psychology.
  • 学位 Ph.D.
  • 年度 1998
  • 页码 237 p.
  • 总页数 237
  • 原文格式 PDF
  • 正文语种 eng
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