The increasing presence of mixed-race families reflect changes with respect to the meaning of race and the role it plays in the lives of individuals, families, and communities. While much has been learned about mixed-race identity in recent decades, there remains a dearth of scholarship regarding parental socialization processes that influence the development and expression of racial and ethnic identity among mixed-race children. Preliminary results from a parallel study with biracial young adults found that biracial young adults reported very few messages regarding culture and ethnicity, but many regarding race and racism, and that their identities are more tied to race than to culture and ethnicity.
