Biracial in America : forming and performing racial identity /
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| Author / Creator: | Khanna, Nikki, 1974- |
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| Imprint: | Lanham, Md. : Lexington Boosk, c2011. |
| Description: | xiii, 189 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8516194 |
Table of Contents:
- A Note on Terminology
- 1. Questions of Identity
- Biracial or Black: Broader Implications
- Research on Biracial and Multiracial Americans
- The Study
- Structure of the Book
- 2. Black and White in America: Then and Now
- Early Miscegenation
- Southern Slavery
- Reconstruction and Jim Crow Segregation
- Civil Rights and Black Nationalism
- The Post-Civil Rights Era
- Conclusion
- 3. "From the Outside Looking In': Reflected Appraisals and the One Drop Rule
- Identity: Public and Internalized
- Reflected Appraisals and Racial Identity
- Racial Perceptions: Blacks versus Whites
- Discussion and Conclusion
- 4. "Blacks Accept Me More Easily Than Whites': The Push and Pull of Day-to-Day Interactions
- Social Interactions with Whites
- Social Interactions with Blacks
- Discussion and Conclusion
- 5. "I'm Not like Them at All': Social Comparisons and Social Networks
- Social Comparisons and Racial Identify
- Social Newworks, Social Comparisons, and Racial identity
- Discussion and Conclusion
- 6. "I Was Like Superman and Clark Kent": Strategies and Motivations of Identity Work
- Strategies
- Motivations
- Discussion and Conclusion
- 7. Concluding Thoughts
- The Multidimensionality of Racial Identity
- The One Drop Rule Revisited
- Looking Ahead: Avenues for Future Research
- Appendix A. Interview Schedule
- Appendix B. Profile of the Research Sample
- Appendix C. Further Reading
- References
- Index
