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  • How Are Black–White Biracial People Perceived in Terms of Race?

    As the nation has become more diverse, increasing numbers of Americans belong to more than one racial group. In 1970, just one in a hundred babies born was multiracial; these days, the share has climbed to one in ten.

  • “You’re one of us”: Black Americans’ use of hypodescent and its association with egalitarianism.

    This research establishes that the use of hypodescent extends to minority as well as majority perceivers but also shows that the beliefs associated with the use of hypodescent differ as a function of perceiver social status. In doing so, we broaden the social scientific understanding of hypodescent, showing how it can be an inclusionary rather…

  • Essentialism and Racial Bias Jointly Contribute to the Categorization of Multiracial Individuals

    Essentialism and Racial Bias Jointly Contribute to the Categorization of Multiracial Individuals Psychological Science Volume 26, Number 10 (October 2015) pages 1639-1645 DIO: 10.1177/0956797615596436 Arnold K. Ho, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Organizational Studies University of Michigan Steven O. Roberts, Ph.D. Candidate Department of Psychology University of Michigan Susan A. Gelman, Distinguished University Professor of…

  • The One Drop Rule: How Black Is “Black?”

    The One Drop Rule: How Black Is “Black?” Psychology Today Blogs: In the Eye of the Beholder: The science of social perception 2011-04-07 Jason Plaks, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology University of Toronto The perception of race is subjective. Many biracial people publicly identify themselves with only one race (for example, either black or white,…

  • So… What Are You, Anyway?

    So… What Are You, Anyway? Harvard Half-Asian People’s Association Harvard University 2011-03-25 through 2011-03-26 The Harvard Half-Asian People’s Association will host its third annual conference on mixed-race politics and identity issues, “So…What Are You, Anyway?” (SWAYA) on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26, 2011 on the Harvard University campus. The event is open to…

  • Arnold K. Ho & Dr. Jim Sidanius to be Featured Guests on Mixed Chicks Chat

    Arnold K. Ho & Dr. Jim Sidanius to be Featured Guests on Mixed Chicks Chat Mixed Chicks Chat (The only live weekly show about being racially and culturally mixed. Also, founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox and Heidi W. Durrow Website: TalkShoe™ (Keywords: Mixed Chicks) Episode: #188 – Arnold…

  • Evidence for hypodescent and racial hierarchy in the categorization and perception of biracial individuals.

    Evidence for hypodescent and racial hierarchy in the categorization and perception of biracial individuals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Published online: 2010-11-22 DOI: 10.1037/a0021562 Arnold K. Ho Department of Psychology Harvard University Jim Sidanius, Professor of Psychology and African and African American Studies Harvard University Daniel T. Levin, Professor of Psychology and Director of…

  • Recent Studies on Biracial Identity and Hypodescent to be Discussed on Mixed Chicks Chat (Pre-recorded)

    Recent Studies on Biracial Identity and Hypodescent to be Discussed on Mixed Chicks Chat (Pre-recorded) Mixed Chicks Chat (The only live weekly show about being racially and culturally mixed. Also, founders of the Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival) Hosted by Fanshen Cox, Heidi W. Durrow and Jennifer Frappier Website: TalkShoe™ (Keywords: Mixed Chicks) Episode: #186…

  • Who’s White? Who’s Black? Who Knows?

    Who’s White? Who’s Black? Who Knows? Time Magazine: Healthland Friday, 2010-12-10 Jeffrey Kluger, Senior Editor Never mind what you’ve heard. Halle Berry was not the first black woman to win an Academy Award for Best Actress. She was actually the 74th white one. And never mind all this talk about America electing its first black…