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Informationen zum Autor Eric J. Bailey , PhD, is professor of anthropology and public health at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC. Klappentext This unique and important book investigates what it means to be multiracial and/or multiethnic in the United States, examining the issues involved from personal, societal, and cultural perspectives.More and more, the idea of America as a melting pot is becoming a reality. Written from the perspective of multiracial citizens, The New Face of America: How the Emerging Multiracial, Multiethnic Majority Is Changing the United States brings to light the values, beliefs, opinions, and patterns among these populations. It assesses group identity and social recognition by others, and it communicates how multiracial individuals experience America's reaction to their increasing numbers.Comprehensive and far-reaching, this thoughtful compendium covers the cultural history of multiracials in America. It looks at multiracial families today, at rural and urban multiracial populations, and at multiracial physical features, health disparities, bone and marrow transplant issues, adoption matters, as well as multiracial issues in other countries. Multiracial entertainers, athletes, and politicians are considered, as well. Among the book's most important topics is multiracial health and health care disparity. Finally, the book makes clear how America's current majority institutions, organizations, and corporations must change their relationship with multiracial and multiethnic populations if they wish to remain viable and competitive. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments PART I. OVERVIEW AND CURRENT ISSUES ONE: How the Emerging Multiracial, Multiethnic Majority Is Changing the United States TWO: The Multiracial Population: U.S. Census Assessment THREE: Struggling with Identity and Place within U.S. Society PART II. BACKGROUND ISSUES FOUR: The Cultural History of Multiracialism in America FIVE: The One-Drop Rule PART III. SIGNIFICANT BIOLOGICAL, HEALTH, AND LIFESTYLE ISSUES SIX: The Physical Features of Multiracial Populations SEVEN: Multiracial Health Disparities EIGHT: Multiracials and Bone Marrow Transplants NINE: Multiracials and Transracial Adoption PART IV. FUTURE TRENDS TEN: Multiracial Celebrities: Leading America to the Next Century ELEVEN: Global Multiracial Issues TWELVE: Multiracials: Speaking Out about the Issues THIRTEEN: The Future of Our World: The Multiracial, Multiethnic Majority Glossary Appendix 1: Multiracial and Multiethnic Organizations and Websites Appendix 2: Multiracial and Multiethnic Suggested Readings References Index ...
