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  • Multiracial Americans and Social Class: The Influence of Social Class on Racial Identity

    As the racial hierarchy shifts and inequality between Americans widens, it is important to understand the impact of social class on the rapidly growing multiracial population. “Multiracial Americans and Social Class” is the first book on multiracial Americans to do so and fills a noticeable void in a growing market.

  • Everyday Practice of Race in America: Ambiguous Privilege

    Everyday Practice of Race in America: Ambiguous Privilege Routledge 2010-04-13 128 pages Hardback ISBN: 978-0-203-85266-8 Paperback ISBN: 978-0-415-78055-1 E-Book ISBN: 978-0-203-85266-8 Utz McKnight, Assistant Professor of Political Science University of Alabama An original contribution to political theory and cultural studies this work argues for a reinterpretation of how race is described in US society. McKnight…

  • Mixed: Reflections on Race

    Mixed: Reflections on Race Mamapedia Mamapedia Voices 2010-03-30 Kip Fulbeck, Professor of Performative Studies, Video University of California, Santa Barbara Mom Wisdom comes in many forms. Mamapedia Voices proudly showcases useful and insightful posts by selected writers, from up-and-coming mom bloggers to well-known mom experts. I could be anywhere, picking up some innocuous bureaucratic form…

  • For some, question #9 is number one

    For some, question #9 is number one Nguoi Viet 2 Online 2010-04-02 Denise L. Poon LASpot.Us When she fills out her 2010 Census form, Mei-Ling Malone is looking forward to answering Question #9 “the race question.” She’s adamant about documenting her multiracial background. Malone, who studied multiracial politics at UC Irvine and is now pursuing…

  • A portrait of couples in mixed unions

    A portrait of couples in mixed unions Component of Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 11-008-X Canadian Social Trends 2010-04-20 pages 68-80 Anne Milan, Senior Analyst Demography Division Hélène Maheux, Analyst Immigration and Ethnocultural Section Tina Chui, Chief Immigration and Ethnocultural Section in the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division As Canada‘s population continues to become ethnoculturally diverse,…

  • Canada’s mixing pot: Multiracial relationships growing at rapid pace

    Canada’s mixing pot: Multiracial relationships growing at rapid pace National Post 2010-04-20 Mary Vallis The number of Canadians in mixed-race relationships and marriages is rising, still primarily a big city phenomenon, but a trend fuelled in part by romances in small cities, according to a new report released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday. Between 2001…

  • The controversial connection between race, genetics and medicine

    The controversial connection between race, genetics and medicine Minnesota Public Radio News Midmorning Broadcast: 2010-02-03, 09:06 CST Kerri Miller, Host Dorothy Roberts, George A. Weiss University Professor of Law and Sociology; Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander Professor of Civil Rights University of Pennsylvania David Goldstein, Professor of Genetics and Director of the Institute…

  • Reinventing the Color Line: Immigration and America’s New Racial/Ethnic Divide

    Reinventing the Color Line: Immigration and America’s New Racial/Ethnic Divide Social Forces Volume 86, Number 2 (December 2007) E-ISSN: 1534-7605 Print ISSN: 0037-7732 DOI: 10.1353/sof.2008.0024 Jennifer Lee, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Irvine Frank D. Bean, Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology University of California, Irvine Contemporary nonwhite immigration from Latin America and Asia, increasing…

  • Teaching Race as a Social Construction: Two Interactive Class Exercises

    Teaching Race as a Social Construction: Two Interactive Class Exercises Teaching Sociology Volume 37, Number 4 (October 2009) Pages 369-378 Nikki Khanna, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Vermont Cherise A. Harris, Assistant Professor of Sociology Connecticut College This paper offers two interactive exercises to teach students about race as a social construction. In the…

  • A cross-cultural marriage is an adventure I’d recommend

    A cross-cultural marriage is an adventure I’d recommend The Observer 2009-12-27 Anushka Asthana, Education Correspondent Mixed-race unions in this country are on the increase, a magical journey that benefits all the families involved One visit to India and a childhood playing cricket was never going to be quite enough to prepare Toby, a white Englishman…