SOCI3600 – The Multiracial Family

Posted in Course Offerings, Family/Parenting, Media Archive, Social Science on 2010-10-15 03:09Z by Steven

SOCI3600 – The Multiracial Family

Univeristy of North Texas
Summer 2010

George Alan Yancey, Associate Professor of Sociology
University of North Texas

Academic study of the dynamics found in multiracial families. Important concepts in race/ethnicity studies such as assimilation, racial identity and pluralism. Other topics include passing, one-drop rule, interracial dating/marriage, bi- or multiracial identity and transracial adoption.

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Interracial Families: Current Concepts and Controversies

Posted in Books, Family/Parenting, Media Archive, Monographs, Social Science on 2010-08-22 06:40Z by Steven

Interracial Families: Current Concepts and Controversies

Routledge
2008-11-26
176 pages
Paperback ISBN: 978-0-415-99034-9

George Alan Yancey, Associate Professor of Sociology
University of North Texas

Richard Lewis, Jr., Special Assistant to the President and Associate Professor of Sociology
University of Texas, San Antonio

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

  • List of Figures and Tables
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Overview of Intergroup Relations and Their Impact on Interethnic and Interracial Marriages
  • Chapter 3: Interracial Dating
  • Chapter 4: Interracial Marriage
  • Chapter 5: Multiracial Identity
  • Chapter 6: The Multiracial Movement and the U.S. Census Controversy
  • Chapter 7: Transracial Adoption
  • Chapter 8: Multiracial Families: Conclusions and Looking Ahead
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index
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