A Narrative Inquiry into the Process of Inferential Identity upon Multiracial Children

Abstract

The authors highlight the experiences of monoracial parents of multiracial children in characterizing and inferring their child's ethnic and racial identity in the home. A review of existing research reveals the scarcity of frameworks that provide a model to help monoracial parents in this process. A narrative inquiry is utilized to explore how these parents racially and ethnically identify their multiracial children and the results are discussed. A detailed discussion inclusive of the limitations and implications for clinical practice and future research is noted.