{"id":63191,"date":"2022-02-21T22:52:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T22:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=63191"},"modified":"2022-02-21T22:52:35","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T22:52:35","slug":"structural-influence-on-biracial-identification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=63191","title":{"rendered":"Structural Influence on Biracial Identification"},"content":{"rendered":"

Structural Influence on Biracial Identification<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Lexington Books<\/a> (an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield<\/a>)
\nMay 2021
\n166 pages
\nTrim: 6 x 9
\nHardback ISBN: 978-1-7936-3051-3
\neBook ISBN: 978-1-7936-3052-0<\/p>\n

Rachel Butts<\/strong> is Vice President of Market Intelligence and Research at a major financial institution<\/p>\n

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Stemming from the 2000 Census when respondents could indicate more than one racial category for the first time in history, Structural Influence on Biracial Identification<\/em> is the first study of its kind to explore how urban environmental dynamics influence biracial identification in the United States<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Several different biracial pairings are incorporated into the analysis. Rachel Butts uses relative model differences to quantify the standing of each racial group on a multi-tiered racial hierarchy. Notably, Butts uses non-White biracial groups to contrast \u201cminority\u201d defined numerically or oppressively.<\/p>\n

The analysis successfully extends macrostructural theory<\/a> from the context of interracial marriage to the context of interracial identification. Much like interracial marriage has been used as evidence of racial integration in the past, Structural Influence on Biracial Identification<\/em> presents a compelling argument for using interracial identification for measuring interracial integration in contemporary times.<\/p>\n

Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n