School Counselors Perceptions Of Interracial Self-Identity

As the population of biracial elementary and middle school children, also comes the rise of a population of unique individuals who may need guidance to assist in their self-identity. Over the course of the years, biracial children have been the target of a lot of scrutiny. In an article entitled School Counselors' Perceptions of Biracial Students' Functioning it states that “early research concerning biracial individuals came from a biological perspective that characterized interracial offspring as genetically, mentally, physically, and morally inferior and/or marginal beings (Kindaichi, 2010). This was just to say that children of interracial couples were seen as a low-rate subgroup. Because of the biracial youth becoming devalued and going unnoticed for some time as members of society, they have often been said to have exhibited a high likelihood of experiencing social marginalization, emotional isolation, depression, academic and behavioral problems, and conflicts about racial identity development, sexuality and relationships, academic and career aspirations, and parents' intercultural dynamics and conflict. …show more content…
These studies state that these individuals exhibit of emotional security, creativity, and non-significant differences in measures of psychological pathology between mono-racial and biracial groups (Kindaichi, 2010). With all of the numerous outlooks on being biracial in American society, they are still often objectified to various stereotype