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Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America 2nd Edition
Author(s): David L. Brunsma (Author), Kerry Ann Rockquemore (Author)
- Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
- Publication Date: 14 Dec. 2007
- Edition: 2nd
- Language: English
- Print length: 220 pages
- ISBN-10: 0742560546
- ISBN-13: 9780742560543
Book Description
Stemming from the controversy of the 2000 Census and whether an additional multiracial category should be added to the survey, this second edition of
Beyond Black uses both survey data and interviews of multiracial young adults to explore the contemporary dynamics of racial identity formation. The authors raise even larger social and political questions posed by expanding racial categorization on the U.S. Census.Editorial Reviews
Review
Brunsma and Rockquemore deliver a powerful and pioneering work that sets the standard for research on multiracial people. Beyond Black challenges the reader to confront the complexities of multiracial identity and acknowledge the larger racial picture. — Erica Chito Childs, assistant professor of sociology at Hunter College, CUNY and author ofNavigating Interracial Borders: Black-White Couples and Th
To anyone pondering what boxes to check when the census arrives on their doorstep, Beyond Black offers a provocative analysis of the meaning of “race” in the United States, the social construction of racial categories and biracial identities, and the complex contexts that shape them. Deeply considered and well researched, Beyond Black is recommended reading for students, scholars and policymakers alike. — Rubén G. Rumbaut, professor of sociology, University of California, Irvine and coauthor of Immigrant America: A Portrait and Legacies: The Story o
