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===Narrative and Multiplicity=== The relationship between narrative and multiplicity is complex, especially in a country such as ours that is deemed “the melting pot” of the world. Even though the US holds such a diverse society with many separate ethnic groups, the notion that everyone can only identify with one group was very strong up until a few years ago. Even though more people with mixed backgrounds are now claiming different identities, there is still some pressure to choose what identity they belong to more because society tends to frown upon the “over-complexity” of someone who belongs to different groups An example of this would be people with both African American and German American heritage struggling to claim both because society sees them more as one than the other *Assumption that boundaries between groups are clear and easily definable **Based on the misconception that race is a biological phenomenon *African Americans are often seen as monoracial despite having mixed ancestry *People who belong to multiple different ethnic groups carry around multiple different narratives as well that all come together in one person **However, emphasis on monoracial categories sets up and implies exclusion based on those categories *Narratives of multiplicity suggest more multi-layered view of ethnic categories **In addition to hegemonic vs. subversive narratives, we can also think of them as segregating or integrating **Narratives of multiplicity are subversive and integrating: focus on connecting people rather than separating them based on boundaries *Sometimes both the dominant and subordinate groups can insist on commitment to one ethnicity over the other **This denies people who can claim both ethnic identities the ability to do so, precluding a more complex view of ethnic identity and demanding simplification
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