Black, White or Mixed Race?: Race and Racism in the Lives of Young People of Mixed Parentage

by Phoenix; Ann

• ISBN13: 9780415259828
• ISBN10: 0415259827
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-01-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This revised edition begins with a substantial new introduction, setting the data in today's context, and includes updated statistics and references. Black, White or Mixed Race is as relevant today as when it was first published. In it Tizard and Phoenix explore the question of mixed-race identity through interviews with young people from a range of social backgrounds, all of whom had one white and one African or Afro-Caribbean parent. The authors use interview data with both the young people and their parents to examine their attitudes towards their identity, their cultural orientations, their feelings about black and white people, and their expectations of racism.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Setting the Scene	p. 1
People of Mixed Black and White Parentage in Britain	p. 15
Identity and Mixed Parentage	p. 42
The 'transracial Adoption'/ 'same Race' Placement Debate	p. 56
How the Research Was Carried Out	p. 86
The Racialised Identities of the Young People of Mixed Parentage	p. 93
Friendships and Allegiances	p. 116
Experiencing Racism	p. 140
Dealing with Racism	p. 162
Some Parents' Accounts	p. 189
But What About the Children?	p. 218
Appendix	p. 240
Bibliography	p. 245
Index	p. 257
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