The lived experiences of racism and discrimination among biracial adults
by Reed, John, Ph.D., CAPELLA UNIVERSITY, 2008, 142 pages; 3336841

Abstract:

The proposed study sought to examine issues of racism and discrimination among biracial adults (Noh, Kaspar & Wickrama, 2007). Specifically, the study attempted to (a) identify how biracial adults perceive experiences of racism and discrimination; (b) understand how biracial adults cope with racism and discrimination due to their dual racial lineage. A review of literature, highlighting the historical, political, and current social context of racism and discrimination as pertaining to people of color was presented. An in-depth qualitative research design employing grounded theory techniques to analyze the data was utilized for this study. Using snowball sampling, the researcher selected 10 biracial adults who were recruited via informational letters of the study, fliers, and brochures from the metropolitan area of Los Angeles.

 
AdviserChristopher Lucies
SchoolCAPELLA UNIVERSITY
SourceDAI/A 69-11, p. , Jan 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsEthnic studies
Publication Number3336841
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