mixed parentage
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[edit]Noun
[edit]mixed parentage (countable and uncountable, plural mixed parentages)
- (of a person, potentially offensive) Having mixed racial parentage or ancestry.
- (of an animal) describes the parentage of a hybrid; descended from parents of different breeds or with different traits.
Usage notes
[edit]Referring to people—in 2006 British anthropological surveys by Peter J. Aspinall et al, out of 75 general population respondents who identified as “mixed race” and one who did not, two found the term “mixed parentage” offensive and 10 indicated it was a preferred term. Out of 311 student respondents who identified as “mixed race” and 15 who did not, seven found the term “mixed parentage” offensive and 42 indicated it was a preferred term.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Aspinall, Peter J. (2009 April) “'Mixed Race', 'Mixed Origins' or What? Generic Terminology for the Multiple Racial/Ethnic Group Population”, in Houtman, Gustaaf, editor, Anthropology Today[1], volume 25, number 2, Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, , →ISSN, →JSTOR, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2010-07-15, pages 3–8