Role of the Black Grandmother in the Racial Socialization of their Biracial Grandchildren
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11219862 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lover L M Chancler (Educational Leadership and Human Development (ELHD), University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, Missouri, USA, corresponding author), Farrell J Webb (California State University, Northridge), C Miller (0000-0001-6816-0973, Kansas State University) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 444-464 |
| Publication date | 2017-07-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage & Family Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01494929.2017.1297755 |
| OpenAlex | W124150836 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 70 |
The current study was conducted with seven Black grandmothers who have a biracial (Black and White) grandchild or grandchildren examining their role in the racial socialization process of their grandchild or grandchildren. Racial socialization is defined as how these grandchildren of biracial parentage came to understand their blackness. The following criteria had to be met; born before 1975 as this would ensure the grandmothers experienced the 70s. Black pride movement and they need to have contact with the identified grandchild. Qualitative methods with a phenomenological lens were used. The results revealed the perspective and methods they exercised in racially socializing their biracial grandchildren fell into eight themes. The themes that emerged were community influence, spirituality, social adjustment, feelings toward “the other,” social perception, cultural indoctrination, grandma’s burden, and the road ahead. Although each grandmother had a different journey and the “why” behind viewpoints varied, their conclusion regarding the proper racial socialization of their biracial grandchildren was to socialize them, as Black was unanimous
Developmental psychology · Feeling · Grandchild · Grandparent · Ideology · Indoctrination · Pride · Socialization · Sociology · White (mutation · Gender Studies · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
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