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  • Unmaking Race and Ethnicity: A Reader

    “(Un)Making Race and Ethnicity: A Reader,” edited by Michael O. Emerson, Jenifer L. Bratter, and Sergio Chávez, helps instructors and students connect with primary texts in ways that are informative and interesting, leading to engaging discussions and interactions.

  • Race Policy and Multiracial Americans

    “Race Policy and Multiracial Americans” is the first book to look at the impact of multiracial people on race policies—where they lag behind the growing numbers of multiracial people in the U.S. and how they can be used to promote racial justice for multiracial Americans.

  • Multiracial in America: Who gets to be “white”?

    Jeremy Gordon on growing up multiracial, assimilation and “whiteness” in post-Obama America.

  • From Multiracial to Transgender? Assessing Attitudes toward Expanding Gender Options on the US Census

    From Multiracial to Transgender? Assessing Attitudes toward Expanding Gender Options on the US Census Transgender Studies Quarterly Volume 2, Number 1, February 2015 pages 77-100 DOI: 10.1215/23289252-2848895 Kristen Schilt, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Jenifer Bratter, Associate Professor of Sociology Rice University, Houston, Texas In 2000, the US Census Bureau acknowledged…

  • Biological race trumps cultural race…

    “Biological race trumps cultural race. Race is something we’re really invested in validating or comprehending. It’s about how we understand race as a marker of difference, something that a story about ancestry can’t resolve.” —Jenifer L. Bratter, Rice University Felicia R. Lee, “After the ‘White Lie’ Implodes, a Rich Narrative Unfurls,” The New York Times,…

  • After the ‘White Lie’ Implodes, a Rich Narrative Unfurls

    Little White Lie,’ Lacey Schwartz’s Film About Self-Discovery

  • The Nature of Race: How Scientists Think and Teach About Being Different

    The Nature of Race: How Scientists Think and Teach About Being Different James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy Rice University 2011-09-15, 18:00-19:30 CDT Jenifer L. Bratter, Host & Associate Professor of Sociology Rice University New York University sociology professor Ann Morning, Ph.D., analyzes how scientists influence ideas about race through teachings and textbooks.…

  • For some, Cheerios commercial crossed a line by depicting mixed-race family as normal

    For some, Cheerios commercial crossed a line by depicting mixed-race family as normal The Daily Circuit MPR News Minnesota Public Radio 2013-06-11 You might not think a cereal commercial would serve as a vehicle for a heartfelt conversation about race, but that seems to be what’s happening — both around the country and on The…

  • Poverty at a Racial Crossroads: Poverty Among Multiracial Children of Single Mothers

    Poverty at a Racial Crossroads: Poverty Among Multiracial Children of Single Mothers Journal of Marriage and Family Volume 75, Issue 2, April 2013 pages 486-502 DOI: 10.1111/jomf.12012 Jenifer L. Bratter, Associate Professor of Sociology Rice University Sarah Damaske, Assistant Professor of Labor Studies & Employment Relations Pennsylvania State University Although multiracial youth represent a growing…

  • Multiethnic Children, Youth, and Families: Emerging Challenges to the Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy

    Multiethnic Children, Youth, and Families: Emerging Challenges to the Behavioral Sciences and Public Policy Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies Volume 62, Issue 1 (February 2013) (Special Issue on Multiethnic Families) pages 1–4 DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2012.00760.x Hamilton I. McCubbin University of Hawaii, Manoa Laurie “Lali” D. McCubbin, Associate Professor of Educational Leadership and Counseling…