Social Work Response to the Needs of Biracial AmericansPosted in Articles, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, Social Work, United States on 2010-02-18 02:20Z by Steven |
Social Work Response to the Needs of Biracial Americans
Surjit Singh Dhooper, Assistant Professor of Social Work
University of Kentucky
Journal of Ethnic And Cultural Diversity in Social Work
Volume 12, Issue 4 (April 2004)
pages 19 – 47
DOI: 10.1300/J051v12n04_02
The number of interracial marriages is rising. The offspring of these marriages are a special group that is experiencing the complexities and frustrations of multiracial existence. Over six million Americans identified themselves as biracial in the 2000 census. These people are different from biracial Americans of the past. They do not want to disown any part of their ancestry and are resisting the societal practice of forcing them to identify with only the racial community of one parent. This paper examines the social realities and worldviews of these Americans and identifies their major needs. It discusses these and suggests a social work response at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice.
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