Mixed individuals’ identity choices are frequently invalidated by mono-racial others.

Evidence

The authors also stress the importance of the types of social interactions between a Mixed individual and mono-racial others and showed that Mixed individuals’ assumptions about how prototypical they were perceived by others, as well as experiencing validation versus invalidation of their identities, were important factors in the development of their self-definition. Specifically, many of their participants reported that their choice of a Mixed identity was invalidated by others. Such experiences are rather common among Mixed individuals (e. — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 105

Categorization

• XREF: Relates directly to the reader’s interest in homogenizing pressure of protective solidarity on members who don’t fit the category cleanly — external invalidation of identity choice is a pressure external others exert on mixed-identity members. — connects to: Identity invalidation by mono-racial others shapes mixed individuals’ self-definition — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or…, 115; Mixed people face most identity threats in settings that force mono-racial categories — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or…, 107; Identity denial may make mixed-race people shift identification to a different ingroup — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or…, 119 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Mixed individuals face recurring identity questions, denials of belonging, and family pressures to choose #exemplifies (0.88) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 86
• Identity invalidation by mono-racial others shapes mixed individuals’ self-definition #expands (0.86) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 115
• Mixed individuals’ self-categorization often conflicts with how others categorize them. #corroborates (0.83) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 16
• Mixed people face most identity threats in settings that force mono-racial categories #expands (0.82) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 107
• Prejudice creates an inescapable ethnic double that overrides individual identity. #corroborates (0.80) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 920
• Shared discrimination or invalidation experiences shape Mixed individuals’ felt similarity to groups. #corroborates (0.78) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 45
• Identity denial may make mixed-race people shift identification to a different ingroup #expands (0.74) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 119
• The term Mixed carries a stigma of confusion yet matches self-chosen labels. #qualifies (0.72) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 130