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racial identity development  

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  • Researchers have long been intrigued by the processes by which young children transform nascent notions of race into mature identities in a racialized sociocultural context. Research on racial identity dates back more than 50 years and has produced findings that have influenced profound changes in social policy in the United States. [Source: Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology; Racial Identity Development]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TK30R6MQ-L

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