Your family is african american. your brother is able to act in accordance with his ethnic background or with the majority culture when he deems it appropriate. he has developed a dual identity in this regard. according to phinney, what ethnic identity status has your brother taken

According to Phinney, the fact that your brothe r is able to act in accordance with his ethnic background or with the majority culture but he has also developed a dual identity in this regard means that he has taken the following ethnic identity status: biculturalism. The term describes co-existence of two originally distinct cultures.