Interracial Families
Current Concepts and Controversies
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Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-99034-9
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 26th November 2008
- Pages: 184
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About the Book
A unique book offering both a research overview and practical advice for its readers, this text allows students to gain a solid understanding of the research that has been generated on several important issues surrounding multiracial families, including intimate relations, family dynamics, transracial adoptions, and other topics of personal and scholarly interest.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Chapter 2 – Overview of Inter-group Relations and its Impact on Interethnic and Interracial Marriages
Chapter 3 – Interracial Dating
Chapter 4 - Interracial Marriage
Chapter 5 – Multiracial Identity
Chapter 6 – Multi-racial Movement and the United States Census Controversy
Chapter 7 – Transracial Adoption Error! Bookmark not defined.
Chapter 8 – Multi-racial Families: Conclusions and Looking Ahead
Bibliography
About the Author(s)
George Yancey (Ph.D., University of Texas) is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Texas. A recipient of $484,884 grant from the Lilly Endowment to study multiracial church congregations and their people, he has published articles in Journal of Intergroup Relations, The American Sociologist, Journal of Black Studies and Journal of Family Issues.
Richard Lewis, Jr. (Ph.D., Texas A&M University) is Special Assistant to the President of the University of Texas, San Antonio, and is Associate Professor of Sociology at the school.