Understanding the Epistemology of Ethnic Identity Development in Multiethnic College StudentsPosted in Articles, Campus Life, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, United States on 2009-08-27 01:25Z by Steven |
Understanding the Epistemology of Ethnic Identity Development in Multiethnic College Students
Journal of College Student Development
Volume 49, Number 5, September/October 2008
pages 443-458
E-ISSN: 1543-3382 Print ISSN: 0897-5264
DOI: 10.1353/csd.0.0028
Prema Chaudhari
University of Pittsburgh
Jane Elizabeth Pizzolato, Assistant Professor
Department of Education
University of California, Los Angeles
We examined the nuances of multiethnic identity in 22 self-identifying mixed ethnic college students ranging from 17 years of age to 27 years of age via semistructured interviews. Majority of the sample was predominantly female. The participants were recruited from two institutions in a metropolitan area of the Eastern United States. Results suggest an expansion of the definition of situational identity (Renn, 2000) and a triplaned understanding of ethnic identity development and assessment in relation to epistemology for this population.