Mixed Race Studies

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  • Study provides insight into children’s race and gender identities

    Study provides insight into children’s race and gender identities UW Today University of Washington 2016-11-15 Deborah Bach Children’s knowledge and use of race and gender labels have been well-explored by researchers, but how kids think about their own identities in those contexts, especially before adolescence, is less clear. A new study from the University of…

  • Is Gender More Important and Meaningful Than Race? An Analysis of Racial and Gender Identity Among Black, White, and Mixed-Race Children

    Is Gender More Important and Meaningful Than Race? An Analysis of Racial and Gender Identity Among Black, White, and Mixed-Race Children Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology Published online 2016-10-13 DOI: 10.1037/cdp0000125 Leoandra Onnie Rogers, Research Assistant Professor College of Education, Department of Learning Sciences and Human Development University of Washington Andrew N. Meltzoff, Professor…

  • Prevalence of High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Monoracial and Multiracial Groups from a National Sample: Are Multiracial Young Adults at Greater Risk?

    Prevalence of High-Risk Sexual Behaviors Among Monoracial and Multiracial Groups from a National Sample: Are Multiracial Young Adults at Greater Risk? Archives of Sexual Behavior Volume 45, Issue 2, February 2016 pages 467–475 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-015-0647-5 Antoinette M. Landor, Assistant Professor Department of Human Development and Family Science University of Missouri, Columbia Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Professor Department of Maternal and Child…

  • Being Blackanese: The Evolving Embrace of Self and Community

    Being Blackanese: The Evolving Embrace of Self and Community College of San Mateo CSM College Center Building 10, Room 193 1700 West Hillsdale Boulevard San Mateo, California 94402 USA Friday 2016-11-18, 18:30 PST (Local Time) Being Blackanese: The Evolving Embrace of Self and Community brings together an award winning literary artist, a scholar activist, and…

  • Passing in the Age of Rachel Dolezal, or Is Everyone Catfishing?

    Passing in the Age of Rachel Dolezal, or Is Everyone Catfishing? Response: The Digital Journal of Popular Culture Scholarship Issue One (November 2016) Judy Phagan, Associate Professor of English St. Joseph’s College, New York Rachel Doležal It was revealed in the New York Times and on national television in the summer of 2015 that Africana…

  • Locating black mixed-raced males in the black supplementary school movement

    Locating black mixed-raced males in the black supplementary school movement Race Ethnicity and Education Published online 2016-11-08 pages 1-14 DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2016.1248838 Remi Joseph-Salisbury School of Ethnicity and Racism Studies, School of Sociology and Social Policy University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom Kehinde Andrews, Associate Professor of Sociology Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom This article…

  • Reevaluation of the Influence of Appearance and Reflected Appraisals for Mixed-Race Identity: The Role of Consistent Inconsistent Racial Perception

    Reevaluation of the Influence of Appearance and Reflected Appraisals for Mixed-Race Identity: The Role of Consistent Inconsistent Racial Perception Sociology of Race and Ethnicity October 2016, Volume 2, Number 4 pages 569-583 DOI: 10.1177/2332649216634740 Jennifer Patrice Sims, Adjunct Visiting Professor of Sociology University of Wisconsin, River Falls Developed from Cooley’s looking-glass self, the theory of…

  • An Intimate Look at Race: Growing Up Biracial in a Racially Torn World

    An Intimate Look at Race: Growing Up Biracial in a Racially Torn World Wellesley Centers for Women Book Reading \ Panel \ Conversation with Author Sil Lai Abrams Clapp Library, Lecture Room Wellesley College 106 Central Street Wellesley, Massachusetts Tuesday, 2016-10-25, 16:30-17:00 EST (Local Time) Presenters: Author Sil Lai Abrams with Linda Charmaraman, Ph.D., Layli…

  • Being “Dual Heritage” In Modern Britain

    Being “Dual Heritage” In Modern Britain HC At Exeter Cornwall 2016-10-11 Stacey Harris, 2nd year Environmental Science Student Solihull, West Midlands As many of you may be aware, October is Black History Month, which acts as a platform for education, reflection and a celebration of the trials and triumphs of African and Caribbean communities throughout…

  • Colin Kaepernick, Racial Identity and the Power of Protest

    Colin Kaepernick, Racial Identity and the Power of Protest Racism Review 2016-09-06 Alyssa Lyons Department of Sociology The Graduate Center, City University of New York NFL player Colin Kaepernick has made headlines recently by refusing to stand for the national anthem before football games in protest. It’s a protest linked to racial identity and politics, as…