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Is there 'a' mixed race group in Britain? — The diversity of multiracial identification and experience
Author(s)	Miri Song
Journal title	Critical Social Policy, vol 30, no 3, issue 104, August 2010
Pages	pp 337-358
Source	http://csp.sagepub.com doi: 10.1177/0261018310367672
Keywords	Ethnic groups ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Attitude ; Personality ; Young people ; Social surveys.
Annotation	In contemporary British society, references to 'mixed race' people and to various forms of mixing abound. But to what extent can we say that there is 'a' mixed race group in Britain today? If such a group exists, what commonalities underlie the experience of being mixed? In addressing this question, the author draws on a study of the racial identifications of different types of mixed young people in Britain. Song finds that the meanings and significance of race and mixedness in these young people's lives can vary considerably, both across and within specific mixed groups. In conclusion, Song argues that while there is evidence of a growing consciousness and interest in being mixed, we cannot (yet) speak of a coherent mixed group or experience in Britain. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-100915213 A
Classmark	TK: F: DP: DK: SB: 3F
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