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Parenting children from 'mixed' racial, ethnic and faith backgrounds: typifications of difference and belonging

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Abstract

In this article, we draw on data from an in-depth study of thirty-five parent couples from different racial, ethnic and faith backgrounds to explore how they understood and negotiated difference and belonging in bringing up their children. We identify and abstract three main typifications the mothers and fathers drew on in their accounts: open individualized, mix collective and single collective, and elaborate their constituent discursive motifs. Using in-depth case studies, we then consider the part played by these typifications in how parents negotiate their understandings with their partner where they hold divergent views. We conclude that Parents' understandings are developed and situated in different personal and structural contexts that shape rather than determine their understandings and negotiations.

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Research Output:
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Article
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Original language

English

Pages from-to (Number of pages)

Pages 949-967

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Ethnic and Racial Studies (Volume 33, Issue 6)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 29/10/2009

Publication status

Published - 29/10/2009

ISSN

0141-9870

Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/250583
  • Scopus: 77951910884

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