New faces in a changing America [[electronic resource] ;] : multiracial identity in the 21st century / / [edited by] Loretta I. Winters, Herman L. DeBose

• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (431 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.800973
• Soggetto topico: Racially mixed people - Race identity - United States; Racially mixed people - United States - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations; United States Ethnic relations; United States Social conditions 1980-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: WintersLoretta I DeBoseHerman L
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: New faces in a changing America
• ISBN: 1-4522-3384-5; 1-4522-6722-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910480170003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II