Mixed Race Studies

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  • The Multiple Race Population: Is it Increasing or Decreasing?

    The Multiple Race Population: Is it Increasing or Decreasing? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Montreal Convention Center Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2006-08-11 15 pages Reynolds Farley, Research Professor Emeritus Population Studies Center and Sociology Department University of Michigan A vibrant social movement developed in the 1990s, argued that many Americans…

  • Multirace.com: The Promise and Pitfalls of Multiracial Cyberspace

    Multirace.com: The Promise and Pitfalls of Multiracial Cyberspace Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Atlanta Hilton Hotel Atlanta, Georgia 2003-08-16 27  pages Erica Childs, Assistant Professor Department of Sociology Hunter College at the City University of New York Through the Internet, multiracial individuals and families, even those who have felt…

  • Homelands and Indigenous Identities in a Multiracial Era

    Homelands and Indigenous Identities in a Multiracial Era Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting Sheraton Boston and the Boston Marriott Copley Place Boston, Massachusetts 2008-07-31 27 pages Carolyn A. Liebler, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Minnesota Although multiple-race responses are now allowed on federal forms like the…

  • What about the Children?: Black/White Children, Family Approval of Interracial Relationships, and Contemporary Racial Ideology

    What about the Children?: Black/White Children, Family Approval of Interracial Relationships, and Contemporary Racial Ideology Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel Philadelphia, PA 2005-08-12 16 pages Rachel Sullivan, Associate Professor of Sociology Montgomery College, Germantown, Maryland “Concerns” about the welfare of Black/White biracial children are…

  • Biracial Identity Development in Black/White Biracial Individuals

    Biracial Identity Development in Black/White Biracial Individuals Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Montreal Convention Center Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2006-08-11 21 pages Monique Porow An increase in the population of biracial individuals in the U.S. has caused the proliferation of theories of biracial identity development and maintenance. Presently theories on…

  • The Social Process of Racial Identity Development Across Adolescence: Monoracial vs. Multiracial Pathways

    The Social Process of Racial Identity Development Across Adolescence: Monoracial vs. Multiracial Pathways Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel Philadelphia, PA 2005-08-12 33 pages Steven Hitlin, Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Iowa J. Scott Brown Carolina Population Center University of North Carolina at Chapel…

  • Global Bodies: Narratives of Gendered ‘Mixed-race’

    Global Bodies: Narratives of Gendered ‘Mixed-race’ Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel San Francisco, CA 2004-08-14 Suki Ali, Department of Sociology Goldsmiths College, University of London ‘Mixed-race’ bodies are a source of endless fascination in the popular imagination.  They may encompass a…

  • ‘Mixed Race’ Studies: A Reader

    This collection adds a new dimension to the growing body of literature on the topic and provides a comprehensive history of the origins and directions of ‘mixed race’ research as an intellectual movement. For students of anthropology, race and ethnicity, it is an invaluable resource for examining the complexities and paradoxes of ‘racial’ thinking across…

  • Interrogating the Hyphen-Nation: Canadian Multicultural Policy and ‘Mixed Race’ Identities

    Interrogating the Hyphen-Nation: Canadian Multicultural Policy and ‘Mixed Race’ Identities Social Identities: Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture Volume 8, Number 1, 2002 pages 67-90 Minelle Mahtani, Associate Professor Department of Geography & Planning University Toronto This paper examines the ways ‘mixed race’ women in Canada contemplate their relationship to national identity. Through…

  • Journal of Social Issues – Multiracial Identity Issue

    Volume 65, Number 1 issue of Journal of Social Issues, (published by The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues) is entirely focused on mixed-race issues. Journal of Social Issues Volume 65, Number 1 pages 1-245 2009-03 You can read this issue online for free here or click on the individual articles below. OVERVIEW AND…