Mixed individuals may recategorize into broader minoritized superordinate groups.

Evidence

(B) They may switch to a superordinate level of categorization (e.g., recategorization; Gaertner et al. 1993), for example, by selfcategorizing into a non-White group that includes members of the Mixed and the minoritized group (e.g., Knowles et al. 2022; Richeson and Craig 2011). — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 47

Categorization

• XREF: Recategorization as a pressure-relief valve for mixed members is a key mechanism for the reader’s protective-solidarity question. — connects to: Individuals prefer superordinate identity when the subgroup is too small to satisfy inclusion needs. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 730; Shifting comparison frames can motivate recategorization toward superordinate groups. — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 739; Different identity motives drive Mixed individuals toward different target groups. — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or…, 105 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Different identity motives drive Mixed individuals toward different target groups. #expands (0.85) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 105
• Individuals prefer superordinate identity when the subgroup is too small to satisfy inclusion needs. #expands (0.82) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 730
• Shifting comparison frames can motivate recategorization toward superordinate groups. #expands (0.80) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 739
• Effective social groups are constrained to an optimal intermediate size. #qualifies (0.74)
• Mixed individuals strategically select contextual identity to jointly satisfy affiliation and uniqueness. #qualifies (0.72) — Anna X. Huang, Jacqueline M. Chen, and Juliane Degner, Being One or the Other, Both or Neither, 92