Millennial women are more likely to identify as mixed racePosted in Articles, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, Social Science, United States, Women on 2017-07-07 16:01Z by Steven |
Millennial women are more likely to identify as mixed race
The Lily
2017-07-06
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ANALYSIS | Why men and women see themselves differently may have more to do with societal perceptions
The multiracial population in the U.S. is increasing each year, but here’s a riddle: Why are young mixed-race women more likely to identify as multiracial than men?
According to a 2016 study of 37,000 first year college students by Stanford University political scientist Lauren Davenport, 74 percent of biracial black/white women said they were multiracial, while only 64 percent of men from the same background labeled themselves that way. The numbers broke down along similar lines for mixed-heritage Latino and Asian men and women.
Who raises you can play a role on how you identify racially, as well as your neighborhood, family income, and educational level. But why men and women see themselves differently may have more to do with societal perceptions of what’s beautiful, or dangerous…
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