Following a racialized encounter, especially one that is racist or discriminatory, individuals often turn to those in their racial ingroup for social support. However, ingroup racial membership lines may be blurred for those with one Black parent and one White parent. The purpose of this study is to examine Black-White multiracial individuals’ experiences navigating the monoracial paradigm of race when seeking racialized support. Guided by Critical Multiracial Theory, I take a self-reflexive Interpretative Phenomenology Approach to explore the racialized support-seeking experiences of 15 Black-White biracial adults in the U.S. Results reveal a unique support seeking process that is influenced by the monoracial paradigm of race. Implications and opportunities for future research are discussed.

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多种族身份和社会支持：驾驭单一种族的种族范式

在发生种族化遭遇后，尤其是种族主义或歧视性遭遇后，个人常常会向其种族内群体中的人寻求社会支持。然而，对于那些拥有一位黑人父母和一位白人父母的人来说，群体内的种族成员界限可能会变得模糊。本研究的目的是考察黑人和白人多种族个体在寻求种族化支持时在单一种族范式中的经历。在批判多种族理论的指导下，我采用自我反思的解释现象学方法来探索美国 15 名黑白混血成年人的种族化寻求支持经历。结果揭示了受单一种族范式影响的独特支持寻求过程。讨论了未来研究的意义和机会。