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Relative/outsider : the art and politics of identity among mixed heritage students / Kendra R. Wallace.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Contemporary studies in social and policy issues in educationPublisher: Westport, Conn. : Ablex Pub., 2001Description: xiv, 184 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1567505511
  • 9781567505511
  • 1567505503
  • 9781567505504
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 371.82900973
LOC classification:
  • LC3731. W35 2001
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Surveying the U.S. Racial Ecology -- 3. Out of the Borderlands: Interethnic/Interracial Families -- 4. Lessons of Community: Origins of and Approaches to Ethnic Identity -- 5. Constructing Race -- 6. On Being Mixed: Issues and Interpretations -- 7. Conclusions and Educational Implications -- App. A. Race-Ethnicity Survey -- App. B. Recruitment Flyer -- App. C. Expressive Autobiographical Interview Probes.
Review: "Exploring the ethnic and racial identity formation among high school and college students of racially mixed heritage, the portraits in this book provide a thorough examination of the dynamic ethnic and racial lives of a multifaceted and growing segment of students. Unlike most recent projects on mixed heritage people that are narrow in scope and focus on one set of backgrounds (e.g., black and white or black and Japanese), the subjects in this study represent a vast array of heritages, including those of dual minority ancestry." "The student's stories speak volumes about the uneven nature of racial and ethnic experience within and across traditional communities in contemporary U.S. society. Unlike studies analyzing broad intergroup processes, this work begins by examining the cultural dynamics of the home, and it contributes valuable insights into the otherwise invisible lives of mixed heritage families. Processes of enculturation and discourse acquisition are considered in the development of ethnic identity. This book also helps to frame how changes within the U.S. racial ecology lead many recently mixed heritage individuals to see themselves as occupying (un)common ground. Finally, it offers recommendations for educators concerned with creating school contexts that are critically supportive of human diversity."--BOOK JACKET.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Surveying the U.S. Racial Ecology -- 3. Out of the Borderlands: Interethnic/Interracial Families -- 4. Lessons of Community: Origins of and Approaches to Ethnic Identity -- 5. Constructing Race -- 6. On Being Mixed: Issues and Interpretations -- 7. Conclusions and Educational Implications -- App. A. Race-Ethnicity Survey -- App. B. Recruitment Flyer -- App. C. Expressive Autobiographical Interview Probes.

"Exploring the ethnic and racial identity formation among high school and college students of racially mixed heritage, the portraits in this book provide a thorough examination of the dynamic ethnic and racial lives of a multifaceted and growing segment of students. Unlike most recent projects on mixed heritage people that are narrow in scope and focus on one set of backgrounds (e.g., black and white or black and Japanese), the subjects in this study represent a vast array of heritages, including those of dual minority ancestry." "The student's stories speak volumes about the uneven nature of racial and ethnic experience within and across traditional communities in contemporary U.S. society. Unlike studies analyzing broad intergroup processes, this work begins by examining the cultural dynamics of the home, and it contributes valuable insights into the otherwise invisible lives of mixed heritage families. Processes of enculturation and discourse acquisition are considered in the development of ethnic identity. This book also helps to frame how changes within the U.S. racial ecology lead many recently mixed heritage individuals to see themselves as occupying (un)common ground. Finally, it offers recommendations for educators concerned with creating school contexts that are critically supportive of human diversity."--BOOK JACKET.

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