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“We Were All Just the Black Kids”: Black Mixed-Race Men and the Importance of Adolescent Peer Groups for Identity Development

2018-09-19

Our analysis shows that, unlike black Mixed-Race women, black Mixed-Race men’s mixedness is often constructed as compatible with the heteronormative gender identities that are constituted in racialized peer groups. As such, black Mixed-Race men are able to cultivate a sense of strategic sameness with same gender black peers.
Reevaluation of the Influence of Appearance and Reflected Appraisals for Mixed-Race Identity: The Role of Consistent Inconsistent Racial Perception

2016-10-26

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…
America’s obsession with multiracial beauty reveals our ongoing bias against blackness

2016-10-09

America’s obsession with multiracial beauty reveals our ongoing bias against blackness Quartz 2016-10-06 Robert L. Reece, Ph.D. Candidate Duke University Last month, rapper Kanye West posted a controversial casting call for his clothing line, Yeezy, mandating “multiracial women only.” Many objected, arguing that West had insulted darker-skinned black women. But Kanye was only adhering to…
The Reality Of Imaginary Whiteness

2016-07-26

The Reality Of Imaginary Whiteness African American Intellectual Historical Society (AAIHS) 2016-07-24 Jennifer Patrice Sims, Adjunct Professor of Sociology University of Wisconsin, River Falls In the 1993 satirical musical comedy Robin Hood: Men In Tights, Dave Chappelle plays Ahchoo, the show stealing side kick to Cary Elwes’ Robin Hood. At the end of the movie,…
Pew: Multiracial Americans Now Make Up 7% Of Population

2015-06-12

Pew: Multiracial Americans Now Make Up 7% Of Population Wisconsin Public Radio Thursday, 2015-06-11, 16:35 CDT Aliya Saperstein, Assistant Professor of Sociology Stanford University Jennifer Sims, Adjunct Visiting Professor of Sociology University of Wisconsin, River Falls According to Census data, only about 2 percent of Americans consider themselves to be multiracial, but a new report…
Multi-Racial In Wisconsin…And The “What Are You?” Question

2014-08-09

Multi-Racial In Wisconsin…And The “What Are You?” Question Wisconsin Public Radio Central Time 2014-06-02 Rob Ferrett, Host Jennifer Patrice Sims Department of Sociology University of Wisconsin, Madison A sociology researcher looks at multi-racial identity in Wisconsin–and how people deal with the questions “what are you?” and “where are you from?” Listen to the interview here.…
Beautiful stereotypes: the relationship between physical attractiveness and mixed race identity

2012-08-27

Beautiful stereotypes: the relationship between physical attractiveness and mixed race identity Identities: Global Studies in Power and Culture Volume 19, Number 1, 2012-01-01 pages 61-80 DOI: 10.1080/1070289X.2012.672838 Jennifer Patrice Sims The idea that mixed race individuals are physically attractive is a commonly accepted stereotype. Past research in which whites (Australians and British) and Asians (Japanese)…
“You Think You Cute!” Perceived Attractiveness, Inter-Group Conflict, And Their Effect On Black/White Biracial Identity Choices

2011-06-10

“You Think You Cute!” Perceived Attractiveness, Inter-Group Conflict, And Their Effect On Black/White Biracial Identity Choices Vanderbilt University December 2006 31 pages Jennifer Patrice Sims Thesis Submitted to the faculty of the Graduate School of Vanderbilt University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sociology The 2000 Census…

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