Mixed Race Studies

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  • The Effects of Black Identity on Candidate Evaluations: An Exploratory Study

    The Effects of Black Identity on Candidate Evaluations: An Exploratory Study Journal of Black Studies Volume 40, Number 2 (2009) pages 215-237 DOI: 10.1177/0021934707309430 Jas M. Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Political Science Louisiana State University Keena N. Arbuthnot, Associate Professor of Education Louisiana State University Although Barack Obama’s entrance into the 2008 presidential campaign has…

  • Racially Mixed People in America

    America has been the breeding ground of a “biracial baby boom” for the past 25 years. Unfortunately, there has been a dearth of information regarding how racially mixed people identify and view themselves and how they relate to one another. “Racially Mixed People in America” steadily bridges this gap and offers a comprehensive look at…

  • American Mixed Race: The Culture of Microdiversity

    This exciting multidisciplinary collection brings together twenty-two original essays by scholars on the cutting edge of racial theory, who address both the American concept of race and the specific problems experienced by those who do not fit neatly into the boxes society requires them to check.

  • Mixed Messages: Multiracial Identities in the “Color-Blind” Era

    Mixed Messages: Multiracial Identities in the “Color-Blind” Era Lynne Rienner Publishers 2006 405 pages Hardcover: ISBN: 978-1-58826-372-8 Paperback: ISBN: 978-1-58826-398-8 Edited by David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University The experiences and voices of multiracial individuals are challenging current categories of race, profoundly altering the meaning of racial identity and…

  • Perspectives and Research on the Positive and Negative Implications of Having Multiple Racial Identities

    Perspectives and Research on the Positive and Negative Implications of Having Multiple Racial Identities Psychological Bulletin Volume 131, Number 4 (June 2005) pages 569–591 DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.131.4.569 Margaret Shih, Professor in Management and Organizations Anderson School of Management University of California, Los Angeles Diana T. Sanchez, Associate Professor of Social Psychology Rutgers University Much attention has…

  • Educational Policy, Politics, and Mixed Heritage Students in the United States

    Educational Policy, Politics, and Mixed Heritage Students in the United States Journal of Social Issues Volume 65, Number 1 (March 2009) pages 165-183 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.01593.x Kristen A. Renn, Professor of Higher, Adult, & Lifelong Education Michigan State University This article describes local, state, and federal policies related to collecting, aggregating, and reporting data on student…

  • Moving Beyond the Black-White Color Line? Immigration, Diversity, and Multiracial Identification in the United States

    Moving Beyond the Black-White Color Line? Immigration, Diversity, and Multiracial Identification in the United States Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel San Francisco, CA 2004-08-14 Jennifer Lee This paper explores theory and evidence about immigration, race/ethnicity, intermarriage, and multiracial identification, and assesses…

  • Political Discourse on Racial Mixture: American Newspapers, 1865 to 1970

    Political Discourse on Racial Mixture: American Newspapers, 1865 to 1970 Paper presented at the annual meeting of the MPSA Annual National Conference Palmer House Hotel Hilton, Chicago, IL 2008-04-03 Jennifer L. Hochschild, Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government & Professor of African and African American Studies Harvard University Brenna Marea Powell Harvard University Vesla Weaver,…

  • The Shifting Politics of Multiracialism in the United States

    The Shifting Politics of Multiracialism in the United States Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) 2008 Annual Meeting Hynes Convention Center Boston, Massachusetts 2008-08-28 38 pages Awarded the American Political Science Association Public Policy Section 2008 prize for her paper, co-authored with Vesla Weaver, of the University of…

  • Mark One or More: Civil Rights in Multiracial America

    Mark One or More: Civil Rights in Multiracial America University of Michigan Press 2006 208 pages 6 x 9; 11 Tables & 8 Figures. Paper ISBN: 978-0-472-03280-8 Kim M. Williams, Associate Professor of Political Science; Academic Director of the Center for Women, Politics & Policy at the Hatfield School of Government Portland State University, Portland,…