From Black to Biracial - Transforming Racial Identity Among Americans

List of contents

Introduction: The Transformation of Racial Identity
Biracial Americans: White, Black, Both, Neither
Black by Definition or The Best of Both Worlds?
The Transformation: From Black to Biracial
Turning Points: Biracial College Students and Dating
Marginality and the Biracial American
Identities and Transformation
Public Policy Implications
Appendix: Notes on Methodology
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Kathleen Odell Korgen is assistant professor of sociology at William Paterson University of Wayne, New Jersey. She received her PhD in sociology from Boston College.

Product details

• Authors: Kathleen Odell Korgen, Korgen Kathleen
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.02.1998
• EAN: 9780275959067
• ISBN: 978-0-275-95906-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 369 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Ethnic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, Anthropology, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social issues & processes, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, History of the Americas, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social and ethical issues, Black & Asian Studies, Physical anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Race and Ethnicity: African American Studies