Tag: David L. Brunsma

  • Public Categories, Private Identities: Exploring Regional Differences in the Biracial Experience Social Science Research Volume 35, Issue 3, September 2006 Pages 555-576 David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Empirical research on multiraciality and the development of richer models of racial identity have increased in the last decade. Increased attention…

  • What Does “Black” Mean? Exploring the Epistemological Stranglehold of Racial Categorization Critical Sociology Vol. 28, No. 1-2 (2002) pages 101-121 DOI: 10.1177/08969205020280010801 David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Illinois at Chicago The “check all that apply” approach to race on the…

  • The New Color Complex: Appearances and Biracial Identity Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research 2001 Volume 3, Number 1 Pags 29-52 David L. Brunsma, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Missouri, Columbia Kerry Ann Rockquemore, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Illinois at Chicago Ethnic identity research has largely focused on the identity…

  • Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America (Book Review) Pychiatric Services May 2003 Volume 54 Page 751 Published by The American Psychiatric Association Maureen Slade, R.N., M.S., Director of Psychiatry Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago Brendan Slade-Smith Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America by Kerry Ann Rockquemore and David L. Brunsma; Thousand Oaks,…

  • Interracial Families and the Racial Identification of Mixed-Race Children: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Social Forces Volume 84, Number 2 (December 2005) pages 1131-1157 DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0007 David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University In this article, a nationally-representative sample of kindergarten-aged children is used from the Early Childhood…

  • Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America (Second Edition) Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. December 2007 220 pages Cloth ISBN: 0-7425-6054-6 / 978-0-7425-6054-3 Paper ISBN: 0-7425-6055-4 / 978-0-7425-6055-0 By Kerry Ann Rockquemore and David L. Brunsma Foreword by Joe Feagin Beyond Black is a groundbreaking study of the dynamic meaning of racial identity for multiracial people…

  • 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…

  • Race-ing and (E)race-ing the Child: Interracial Families Negotiate Racial Identification for their Multiracial Children Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Marriott Hotel, Loews Philadelphia Hotel Philadelphia, PA 2005-08-12 18 pages David L. Brunsma, Professor of Sociology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University In this paper, a nationally-representative sample of kindergarten-aged…

  • Parental Communication and Its Influence on Biracial Identity Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 93rd Annual Convention, TBA Chicago, IL 2007-11-15 27 pages   Carolyn Brooks The Biracial identity development process has long been overlooked in society and in research. Few models exist and those models in existence are mostly descriptive. This…

  • 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…