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By: Lisa M. Edwards, Noah E. Adrians & Elizabeth P. McCadden
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology
Keywords:biracial; biracial identity; heritage; identity; identity development; multiracial individuals; racial identity

The term biracial refers to individuals who are born to parents who are each of a different racial background. For example, the child of an African American mother and an Asian American father would be considered biracial. Similarly, a person with ...

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  Edwards, L., Adrians, N., & McCadden, E. (2008). Biracial. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 1028-1032). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n329
  
  Edwards, Lisa M., Noah E. Adrians, and Elizabeth P. McCadden. "Biracial." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Leong, Frederick T. L., 1028-32. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n329.
  
  Edwards, L., Adrians, N. and McCadden, E. 2008. Biracial. In: Frederick T. Leong Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Counseling, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1028-1032 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n329> [Accessed 7 May 2021].
  
  Edwards, Lisa M., et al. "Biracial." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Edited by Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1028-32. SAGE Knowledge. 7 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n329.
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