Article
A qualitative analysis of multiracial students’ experiences with prejudice and discrimination in college
Journal of College Student Development
(2016)
Abstract
Mixed-race persons constitute a substantial and growing population in the United States. We examined multiracial college students’ experiences with prejudice and discrimination in college with conducted focus group interviews with 12 mixed-race participants and individual interviews with 22 mixed-race undergraduates to understand how they experienced prejudice and discrimination during their college careers. Analysis revealed 7 types of multiracial prejudice and discrimination which were confirmed by individual interviews: (a) racial essentialization, (b) invalidation of racial identities, (c) external imposition of racial identities, (d) racial exclusion and marginalization, (e) challenges to racial authenticity, (f) exoticization, and (g) pathologizing of multi-racial individuals. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Keywords
- multiracial,
- prejudice,
- dicrimination,
- college,
- diversity,
- mixed-race
Disciplines
Publication Date
Fall September 1, 2016
Citation Information
Samuel D Museus, Susan A Lambe Sariñana, April L Yee and Tom Robinson. "A qualitative analysis of multiracial students’ experiences with prejudice and discrimination in college" Journal of College Student Development Vol. 57 Iss. 6 (2016) p. 680 - 697 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/samuel_museus/108/