SOME OBSERVATIONS ON IDENTITY PROBLEMS IN CHILDREN OF NEGRO-WHITE MARRIAGES

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Abstract
Difficult as the quest for identity may be for the Negro child in this country, that of the child of a Negro-white marriage is even more so, according to the preliminary findings of the 1st formal study of this problem, now in progress in Los Angeles. For him, in addition to the devaluation of "black", there are likely to be resentment of both parents, inability to identify with either, and resentment of siblings whose racial characteristics are different. These are among the early indications of the study, which is described here in brief. Three case histories are presented in capsule form and pertinent comments in the literature are summarized. All point to the need for extensive and intensive research in this virtually unexplored area.

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