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  • Sociology of Race and Ethnicity will publish its first issue in January 2015!

    Sociology of Race and Ethnicity will publish its first issue in January 2015! Editors: David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University David G. Embrick, Associate Professor of Sociology Loyola University, Chicago The Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities, the American Sociological Association (ASA), along with Sage, will open the submission…

  • Film Review: Multiracial Identity

    Film Review: Multiracial Identity Teaching Sociology Volume 41, Number 4 (October 2013) pages 397-399 DOI: 10.1177/0092055X13496205 Sara McDonough Department of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Multiracial Identity. 77 minutes. 2010. Brian Chinhema , director. Bullfrog Films. PO Box 149, Oley, PA…

  • The Melanin Millennium: Skin Color as 21st Century International Discourse

    The Melanin Millennium: Skin Color as 21st Century International Discourse Springer 2013 348 pages 32 illustrations Hardcover ISBN 978-94-007-4607-7 eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-4608-4 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4608-4 Edited by: Ronald E. Hall, Professor of Social Work Michigan State University Addresses the issue of skin color in a worldwide context Discusses the introduction of new forms of visual media…

  • Obama and the Biracial Factor: The Battle for a New American Majority

    “Obama and the Biracial Factor” is the first book to explore the significance of mixed-race identity as a key factor in the election of President Obama and examines the sociological and political relationship between race, power, and public policy in the United States with an emphasis on public discourse and ethnic representation in his election.

  • Color outside the lines

    Color outside the lines Columbia Missourian 2006-06-11 Sara Fernández Cendon The boundaries between traditional racial categories shift as more people identify themselves as multiracial. The term adds another dimension to the complex issue of race in America. Some say Tiger Woods started it all. After winning the Masters Tournament in 1997, the golf star described…

  • Color Struck: Essays on Race and Ethnicity in Global Perspective

    Color Struck: Essays on Race and Ethnicity in Global Perspective University Press of America April 2010 516 pages Paper ISBN: 0-7618-5064-3 / 978-0-7618-5064-9 Electronic ISBN: 0-7618-5092-9 / 978-0-7618-5092-2 Edited by Julius O. Adekunle, Professor of History Monmouth University, West Long Branch, New Jersey Hettie V. Williams, Lecturer, African American History Department of History and Anthropology…

  • Mixing Blood: What Does “Biracialism” Do to the Notion of “Race”? [Book Review]

    Mixing Blood: What Does “Biracialism” Do to the Notion of “Race”? [Book Review] PINS (Psychology in Society) Volume 31 (2005) pages 99-105 Gerhard Maré, Professor of Sociology University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban Book review: Rockquemore, Kerry Ann & David L. Brunsma (2002) Beyond Black: Biracial identity in America. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN 0-7619-2322-5 pbk. Pages…

  • Hybrid Identities: Theoretical and Empirical Examinations

    Hybrid Identities: Theoretical and Empirical Examinations Brill Publishing 2008 412 pages Hardback ISBN-13: 978 90 04 17039 1; ISBN-10: 90 04 17039 1 Edited by Keri E. Iyall Smith, Assistant Professor of Sociology Suffolk University, Boston, Massachusetts Patricia Leavy, Associate Professor of Sociology Stonehill College, Easton, Massachusetts Combining theoretical and empirical pieces, this book explores…

  • 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.

  • Socially Embedded Identities: Theories, Typologies, and Processes of Racial Identity among Black/White Biracials

    Socially Embedded Identities: Theories, Typologies, and Processes of Racial Identity among Black/White Biracials Sociological Quarterly Volume 43 Issue 3, (2002) Pages 335 – 356 DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2002.tb00052.x David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Illinois at Chicago Current research on racial identity…