Raising Biracial Children

By (author) Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Tracey A. Laszloffy

Publication date:

01 November 2005

Length of book:

208 pages

Publisher

AltaMira Press

ISBN-13: 9780759109018

As the multiracial population in the United States continues to rise, new models for our understanding of mixed-race children and how their conception of racial identity must be developed. A wide divide between academics who research biracial identity, and the everyday world of parents and practitioners who raise and deal with mixed-race children exists. This book aims to fill this gap by providing an extensive synthesis of the existing research in the field, as well as a model for better understanding the unique process of racial identity development for mixed-race children. Raising Biracial Children provides parents, educators, social workers, and anyone interested in multiracial issues with an accessible framework for understanding healthy mixed-race identity development and to translate those findings into practical care-giving strategies.

Chapter 1 Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Chapter One: Moving Beyond Tragedy: A Multidimensional Model of Mixed-Race Identity
Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Acceptance and Denial: Shifting Our Gaze from Labels to Pathways
Chapter 4 Chapter Three: Racism in America: What Parents Need to Know
Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Starting at Home: Families and Racial Socialization
Chapter 6 Chapter Five: Beyond the Family: Community Influences on Racial Identity Development
Chapter 7 Chapter Six: More than Skin Deep: Appearances and Mixed-Race Identity
Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Just between Sisters: The Intersection of Race and Gender in the Lives of Mixed-Race Girls
Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: Multiracialism in America: Reflections and New Directions
Chapter 10 Appendix A: Multiracial Organizations
Chapter 11 Appendix B: Online Resources
Chapter 12 Appendix C: Research and Reading for Interracial Families
Chapter 13 Appendix D: Movies and Documentaries
Chapter 14 References
Chapter 15 About the Authors

Raising Biracial Children focuses much needed attention on the unique concerns of biracial children in the United States. Most readers will find the book thought provoking, but parents and families of biracial children may benefit the most from its ideas.