It seemed that they had no real definite conclusions of causes other than a few guesses, the biggest one seemed to be that children have more behavioral problems than normal "mono-racial groups"...although one study showed that they are considered more attractive.
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1) Mixed-race kids grow up in households that are similar along many dimensions to those in which black children grow up: similar incomes, the father is much less likely to be around than in white households, etc.
2) In terms of academic performance, mixed-race kids fall in between blacks and whites.
3) Mixed-race kids do have one advantage over white and black kids: the mixed-race kids are much more attractive on average.
The really interesting result, though, is the next one.
4) There are some bad adolescent behaviors that whites do more than blacks (like drinking and smoking), and there are other bad adolescent behaviors that blacks do more than whites (watching TV, fighting, getting sexually transmitted diseases). Mixed-race kids manage to be as bad as whites on the white behaviors and as bad as blacks on the black behaviors. Mixed-race kids act out in almost every way measured in the data set.
The Asian/white one, I have not read or seen any serious discussion of yet.[/quote]
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1) Mixed-race kids grow up in households that are similar along many dimensions to those in which black children grow up: similar incomes, the father is much less likely to be around than in white households, etc.
2) In terms of academic performance, mixed-race kids fall in between blacks and whites.
3) Mixed-race kids do have one advantage over white and black kids: the mixed-race kids are much more attractive on average.
The really interesting result, though, is the next one.
4) There are some bad adolescent behaviors that whites do more than blacks (like drinking and smoking), and there are other bad adolescent behaviors that blacks do more than whites (watching TV, fighting, getting sexually transmitted diseases). Mixed-race kids manage to be as bad as whites on the white behaviors and as bad as blacks on the black behaviors. Mixed-race kids act out in almost every way measured in the data set.
How much of this is attributable to family instability of the mixed-race child as opposed to the child being mixed-race?
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Posted: Tue 19 Aug 2008 15:32 Post subject:
Good question, I'm not sure, I didn't see that in the study, or don't remember.
Mixed race couples have a higher divorce rate than monorace couples so more "broken home" children.
I would assume that is higher for black -white than white- Asian but I don't have the stats for that.
On page 34 they talk about how the census data they used states divorce but there is no conversation concerning divorce.
I find that very odd, you would think they would control for this, since it is obvious to anyone who claims to be a "researcher or expert" in this field.
I mean I know it...you would think they do as well.
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Posted: Tue 19 Aug 2008 16:06 Post subject:
I felt I should add that I felt the explanation in the white-black mix study was not good. For the most part, even in 2008, outside of some major urban areas, mixed race kids of that mix are treated as black. So they do have a natural social group. Blacks don't "dis" mixed race kids based on appearance because many mixed race kids look like "mono-racial kids" due to the historic hypo-descent rule.
My mother looked "mixed race" but had two "black parents". LOL One was a Louisiana Creole, which explains her appearance, she was more Caucasian looking than Barak Obama for certain.
The only time I've seen "black" kids diss "mixed race black/white" kids is in some urban ghettos or something they feel the kid doesn't "act black" enough or some such nonsense, but I've never seen it in a suburban area where I have lived.
I would say (based on my experience) most of these kids associate with blacks more than whites, but I have seen some that associate with both groups and a minority who associate predominately with whites.
I think it depends a lot of socio-economics, the racial mix of the neighborhood, racial tension in the area, etc.
That's my take as an outsider looking in...growing up in the 1980's and early 1990's.
Posted: Thu 23 Oct 2008 15:00 Post subject: Re: Mixed Race Kids Have more Behavior and Mental Health Issues?
Yes these studies align with those I've came across myself.
When you think about the uniqueness in the development of most mixed race offspring it really comes off as no surprise. What needs to happen now, in my honest opinion, are special services that assist mixed race children.
It seemed that they had no real definite conclusions of causes other than a few guesses, the biggest one seemed to be that children have more behavioral problems than normal "mono-racial groups"...although one study showed that they are considered more attractive.
Quote:
1) Mixed-race kids grow up in households that are similar along many dimensions to those in which black children grow up: similar incomes, the father is much less likely to be around than in white households, etc.
2) In terms of academic performance, mixed-race kids fall in between blacks and whites.
3) Mixed-race kids do have one advantage over white and black kids: the mixed-race kids are much more attractive on average.
The really interesting result, though, is the next one.
4) There are some bad adolescent behaviors that whites do more than blacks (like drinking and smoking), and there are other bad adolescent behaviors that blacks do more than whites (watching TV, fighting, getting sexually transmitted diseases). Mixed-race kids manage to be as bad as whites on the white behaviors and as bad as blacks on the black behaviors. Mixed-race kids act out in almost every way measured in the data set.
The Asian/white one, I have not read or seen any serious discussion of yet.
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