New faces in a changing America multiracial identity in the 21st century
How multiracial people identify themselves can have a big impact on their positions in family, community & society. This volume examines the multiracial experience in the US.
| Otros Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications
c2003.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798001106719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I: RACE AS A SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION; 1 - Five Mixed-Race Identities: From Relic to Revolution; 2 - The New Multiracialism: An Affirmation of or an End to Race as We Know It?; Part II: THE MULTIRACIAL MOVEMENT; 3 - New Faces, Old Faces: Counting the Multiracial Population Past and Present; 4 - Multiracial Identity: From Personal Problem to Public Issue; 5 - From Civil Rights to the Multiracial Movement; 6 - Census 2000: Assessments in Significance; 7 - Evolution of Multiracial Organizations: Where We Have Been and Where We Are Going
- PART III: RACIAL/ETHNIC GROUPS IN AMERICA AND BEYOND8 - The Dilemma of Biracial People of African American Descent; 9 - Check All That Apply: Trends and Prospectives Among Asian-Descent Multiracials; 10 - Beyond Mestizaje: The Future of Race in America; 11 - Colonization, Cultural Imperialism, and the Social Construction of American Indian Mixed-Blood Identity; 12 - "Race," "Ethnicity," and "Culture" in Hawai'i: The Myth of the "Model Minority" State; 13 - Multiracial Identity in Global Perspective: The United States, Brazil, and South Africa; PART IV: RACE, GENDER, AND HIERARCHY
- 14 - Does Multiraciality Lighten?: Me-Too Ethnicity and the Whiteness Trap15 - The Hazards of Visibility: "Biracial" Women, Media Images, and Narratives of Identity; 16 - Masculine Multiracial Comedians; PART V: SPECIAL TOPICS; 17 - Gang Affiliation and Self-Esteem: The Effects of a Mixed-Heritage Identity; 18 - Black/White Interracial Couples and the Beliefs That Help Them to Bridge the Racial Divide; Epilogue: The Multiracial Movement; Author Index; Subject Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
