New Faces in a Changing America: Multiracial Identity in the 21st Century (Sage Masters in Modern Social Thought) - Softcover

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Loretta I. Winters possesses a Ph.D. in Sociology and is biracial. She has co-published and presented chapters and papers with her co-editor Herman L. DeBose on ongoing research on multiracial identity at several conferences and was instrumental in locating the Multiracial Americans of Southern California′s 10th Annual Conference at California State University, Northridge, where she is a professor in the Department of Sociology. As a result of their research activities and paper presentations, Drs. Winters and DeBose have formed networks with other scholars who conduct research in the area of multiraciality and/or are politically active and supportive of multiracial people.

Herman L. DeBose possesses a Ph.D. in Social Welfare, is married to a woman of another race, and has four biracial children. He has co-published and presented chapters and papers with his co-editor Loretta I. Winters on ongoing research on multiracial identity at several conferences and was instrumental in locating the Multiracial Americans of Southern California′s 10th Annual Conference at California State University, Northridge, where he is a professor in the Department of Sociology. As a result of their research activities and paper presentations, Drs. DeBose and Winters have formed networks with other scholars who conduct research in the area of multiraciality and/or are politically active and supportive of multiracial people.

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"New Faces in a Changing America is a comprehensive, penetrating, authoritative, and provocative examination of what it means to be multiracial in this country. With contributions by the leading thinkers, activists, and researchers on the subject, it admirably links theory and the powerful lived experiences of mixed-race people. This book will be the most important reference source on the subject for many years." -- James P. Allen, California State University, Northridge New Faces in a Changing America examines the multiracial experience, its history and the political issues and consequences surrounding biracial and multiracial identity, bringing together top names in the field to give readers cutting edge views and insights gained from contemporary research.