Mixed Race Studies

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  • The Race of a Criminal Record: How Incarceration Colors Racial Perception

    The Race of a Criminal Record: How Incarceration Colors Racial Perception Social Problems Volume 57, Issue 1 (February 2010) pages 92-113 DOI: 10.1525/sp.2010.57.1.92 Aliya Saperstein, Assistant Professor of Sociology Stanford University Andrew M. Penner, Associate Professor of Sociology University of California, Irvine In the United States, racial disparities in incarceration and their consequences are widely…

  • Does Whitening Happen? Distinguishing between Race and Color Labels in an African-Descended Community in Peru

    This article explores how race and color labels are used to describe people in an Afro-Peruvian community. This article is based on analyses of 88 interviews and 18 months of fieldwork in an African-descended community in Peru. The analyses of these data reveal that, if we consider race and color to be conceptually distinct, there…

  • Multiracial Groups and Educational Inequality: A Rainbow or a Divide?

    Multiracial Groups and Educational Inequality: A Rainbow or a Divide? Social Problems Volume 56, Number 3 (August 2009) Pages 425–446 DOI 10.1525/sp.2009.56.3.425 Mary E. Campbell, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Iowa How do multiracial groups “fit” into the system of racial oppression and privilege in the United States? Are the outcomes of multiracial individuals…

  • “What are You?”: Explaining Identity as a Goal of the Multiracial Hapa Movement

    “What are You?”: Explaining Identity as a Goal of the Multiracial Hapa Movement Social Problems Volume 56, Number 4 (November 2009) Pages 722–745 DOI 10.1525/sp.2009.56.4.722 Mary Bernstein, Associate Professor of Sociology University of Connecticut Marcie De la Cruz Empirical Education Inc. This article uses the Hapa movement as a case study in order to provide…