Korgen Multiracial Americans and Social Class

The Influence of Social Class on Racial Identity
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-134-01431-6
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten

As the racial hierarchy shifts and inequality between Americans widens, it is important to understand the impact of social class on the rapidly growing multiracial population. Multiracial Americans and Social Class is the first book on multiracial Americans to do so and fills a noticeable void in a growing market.

In this book, noted scholars examine the impact of social class on the racial identity of multiracial Americans, in highly readable essays, from a range of sociological perspectives. In doing so, they answer the following questions: Who is multiracial? How does class influence racial identity? How does social class status vary among multiracial populations? Do you need to be middle class in order to be an "honorary white"? What is the relationship between social class, culture, and race? How does the influence of social class compare across multiracial backgrounds? What are multiracial Americans' explanations for racial inequality in the United States?

Multiracial Americans and Social Class is a key text for undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers, and academics in the fields of sociology, race and ethnic studies, social stratification, race relations, and cultural studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Korgen, Kathleen Odell

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wirtschaftssoziologie, Arbeitssoziologie, Organisationssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Soziale Gruppen & Klassen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Who are Multiracial Americans? 1. Multiracial Americans and Social Class, Kathleen Odell Korgen 2. In-Between Racial Status, Mobility and Promise of Assimilation: Irish, Italians Yesterday, Latinos and Asians Today, Charles Gallagher 3. 'What's Class Got to Do with It?': Images and Discourses on Race and Class in Interracial Relationships, Erica Chito Childs 4. Social Class: Racial/Ethnic Identity, and the Psychology of Choice, Peony Fhagen-Smith 5. Stability and Change in Racial Identities of Multiracial Adolescents, Ruth Burke and Grace Kao Part 2: Culture, Class, Racial Identity, and Blame 6. Country Clubs and Hip-Hop Thugs: Examining the Role of Social Class and Culture in Shaping Racial Identity, Nikki Khanna 7. Language, Power, and the Performance of Race and Class, Benjamin Bailey 8. Black and White Movies: Crash between Class and Biracial Identity Portrayals of Black/White Biracial Individuals in Movies, Alicia Edison and George Yancey 9. 'Who is Really to Blame?' Biracial Perspectives on Inequality in America, Monique E. Marsh Part 3: Social Class, Demographic, and Cultural Characteristics 10. 'Multiracial Asian Americans', C. N. Le 11. A Group in Flux: Multiracial American Indians and the Social Construction of Race, Carolyn Liebler 12. Socioeconomic Status and Hispanic Identification in Part-Hispanic Multiracial Adolescents, Maria L. Castilla and Melissa R. Herman Part 4: Social Class, Racial Identities, and Racial Hierarchies 13. Social Class and Multiracial Groups: What Can We Learn from Large Surveys? Mary E. Campbell 14. The One-Drop Rule through a Multiracial Lens: Examining the Roles of Race and Class in Racial Classification of Children of Partially Black Parents, Jenifer Bratter 15. It's Not That Simple: Multiraciality, Models, and Social Hierarchy, Ingrid Dineen-Wimberly and Paul Spickard

Über Autor(innen)

Kathleen Odell Korgen is Professor of Sociology at William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ. She is the author of Crossing the Racial Divide: Close Friendships between Black and White Americans (2002) and From Black to Biracial: Transforming Racial Identity among Americans (1998, 1999). She is also the co-author and editor of The Engaged Sociologist: Connecting the Classroom to the Community (2010) and Contemporary Readings in Sociology (2008).