Multiracial Identity and Racial Politics in the United States
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| Rating | : | 4.90 (578 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B072VF8HP7 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Yet this definition of race is a distinct contrast to historic norms which has defined race as a category assigned to a person based on certain social rules which emphasized things like phenotype, being "one-drop" of African blood or heritage.In Multiracial Identity and Racial Politics in the United States, Natalie Masuoka catalogues how this cultural shift from assigning race to perceiving race as a product of personal identification came about by tracing events over the course of the twentieth century. Today, identities such as "biracial" or "swirlies" are evoked alongside those more established racial categories of white, black Asian and Latino. At the same time, the book shows that the meaning and consequences of multiracial identification can only be understood when contrasted against those who identify as white, black Asian or Latino. Therefore, rather than looking at multiracial Americans as a harbinger of dramatic change for American race relations, this M
Her research has sought to unveil the ways in which race continues to recreate political inequality in the United States, focusing on the racial differences in political behavior and attitudes. Natalie Masuoka is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. Her first book, ThePolitics of Belonging: Race, Public Opinion and Im
About the AuthorNatalie Masuoka is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. Her first book, ThePolitics of Belonging: Race, Public Opinion and Immigration Policy was the winner of the 2014 Ralphe Bunche Award by the American Political Science Association.. Her research has sought to unveil the ways in which race continues to recreate political inequality in the United States, focusing on the racial differences in political behavior and attitudes