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  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Study Looks at Biracial Assignment

    Study Looks at Biracial Assignment The Harvard Crimson 2010-12-13 Hana N. Rouse, Crimson Staff Writer People classify biracial children as members of the minority parent group People have the tendency to classify those of biracial descent as members of their minority parent group rather than as equal members of both races, according to a recent…

  • ‘One-drop rule’ persists: Biracials viewed as members of their lower-status parent group

    ‘One-drop rule’ persists: Biracials viewed as members of their lower-status parent group Harvard Gazette Harvard Science: Science and Engineering at Harvard University 2010-12-09 Steve Bradt, Harvard Staff Writer Arnold K. Ho (right), a Ph.D. student in psychology at Harvard, and James Sidanius, a professor of psychology and of African and African-American studies at Harvard, researched…

  • Evidence for Hypodescent and Racial Hierarchy in the Perception of Biracial Individuals

    Evidence for Hypodescent and Racial Hierarchy in the Perception of Biracial Individuals SPSP 2010 The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology 2010-01-28 through 2010-01-30 Las Vegas, Nevada Arnold K. Ho Harvard University Daniel T. Levin Vanderbilt University Jim Sidanius, Professor Psychology and African and African American Studies Harvard University Mahzarin…