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  • I wouldn’t, But You Can: Attitudes toward Interracial Relationships

    I wouldn’t, But You Can: Attitudes toward Interracial Relationships Social Science Research Published online: 2011-11-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.11.007 Melissa R. Herman, Visiting Researcher of the Research Unit Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung also Assistant Professor, Sociology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Mary E. Campbell, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Iowa Using the 2008 Cooperative Congressional Election…

  • Methodology and Measurement in the Study of Multiracial Americans: Identity, Classification, and Perceptions

    Methodology and Measurement in the Study of Multiracial Americans: Identity, Classification, and Perceptions Sociology Compass Volume 5, Issue 7 (July 2011) pages 607–617 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9020.2011.00388.x Melissa R. Herman, Assistant Professor of Sociology Dartmouth College This article lays out some of the methodological issues in doing research on multiracial people (those whose immediate and/or distant ancestors come…

  • Do You See What I Am? How Observers’ Backgrounds Affect Their Perceptions of Multiracial Faces

    Do You See What I Am? How Observers’ Backgrounds Affect Their Perceptions of Multiracial Faces Social Psychology Quarterly Volume 73, Number 1 (March 2010) pages 58-78 DOI: 10.1177/0190272510361436 Melissa R. Herman, Assistant Professor of Sociology Dartmouth College Although race is one of the most salient status characteristics in American society, many observers cannot distinguish the…

  • SOCY 57: Identity and Social Interaction of Multiracial Americans

    SOCY 57: Identity and Social Interaction of Multiracial Americans Dartmouth College Department of Sociology Upper Division Currently being taught as of Spring 2011 Melissa R. Herman, Assistant Professor of Sociology The 2000 Census revealed that nearly 4% of youth and 2% of adult Americans belong to more than one racial category. What are the social,…

  • Understanding Identity Differences among Biracial Siblings

    Understanding Identity Differences among Biracial Siblings American Sociological Association Annual Meeting 2010 Regular Session: Multi-Racial Classification/Identity Atlanta Marriott Marquis Monday, 2010-08-16, 16:30-18:10 EDT (Local Time) Session Organizer: Rebecca C. King-O’Riain, Senior Lecturer of Sociology, National University of Ireland-Maynooth  Presider: Carolyn A. Liebler, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Minnesota Melissa R. Herman, Assistant Professor, Sociology…

  • Politics and policies: attitudes toward multiracial Americans

    Politics and policies: attitudes toward multiracial Americans Ethnic and Racial Studies First Published on: 2010-04-15 Volume 33, Issue 9 (October 2010) pages 1511-1536 DOI: 10.1080/01419871003671929 Mary E. Campbell, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Iowa Melissa R. Herman, Assistant Professor of Sociology Dartmouth College The growing prominence of the multiracial population in the United States…

  • Chosing Racial Sides… American Society Forces Its Children To Make Tough Choices

    Chosing Racial Sides… American Society Forces Its Children To Make Tough Choices USARiseUp.com 2010-02-20 Cassandra Franklin-Barbajosa When Jolanda Williams looks in a mirror, the image she sees is a warm peach complexion framed in dark silky hair, high cheekbones beneath almond eyes, and full lips that slip into an easy, radiant smile. She has a…

  • Multiracial Americans and Social Class: The Influence of Social Class on Racial Identity

    As the racial hierarchy shifts and inequality between Americans widens, it is important to understand the impact of social class on the rapidly growing multiracial population. “Multiracial Americans and Social Class” is the first book on multiracial Americans to do so and fills a noticeable void in a growing market.

  • Implications of Racial Self-Identification, Racial Ancestry, and Racial Context for Depressive Symptoms, Achievement, and Self-Esteem Among Multiracial Adolescents

    Implications of Racial Self-Identification, Racial Ancestry, and Racial Context for Depressive Symptoms, Achievement, and Self-Esteem Among Multiracial Adolescents Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Montreal Convention Center Montreal, Quebec, Canada 2006-08-11 32 pages Melissa Herman, Assistant Professor, Sociology Dartmouth University This paper describes the impact of racial self-identification, racial ancestry,…

  • Forced to Choose: Some Determinants of Racial Identification

    Forced to Choose: Some Determinants of Racial Identification Child Development May/June 2004 Volume 75, Number 3 Pages 730-748 Melissa Herman, Assistant Professor of Sociology Dartmouth University This paper categorizes multiracial youth (N=1,496) ages 14 to 19 and compares them with other and with monoracial youth on identity development measures.  The multiracial categories used here are…