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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458888703321

Titolo

Multiracial Americans and social class : the influence of social class on racial identity / / edited by Kathleen Korgen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-134-01431-7

1-134-01432-5

1-282-59569-5

9786612595691

0-203-88373-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KorgenKathleen Odell <1967->

Disciplina

305.5089/050973

Soggetti

Social classes - United States

Racially mixed people - United States

Identity politics - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Who are multiracial Americans? -- pt. 2. Culture, class, racial identity, and blame -- pt. 3. Social class, demographic, and cultural characteristics -- pt. 4. Social class, racial identities, and racial hierarchies.

Sommario/riassunto

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. In this book, noted scholars examine the impact of social class on the racial identity of multiracial Americans, in highly readable essays, from a range of sociological perspectives. In doing so, they answer the following questions: Who is multiracial? How does cla