Structural determinants of biracial identification
This study borrows from Peter Blau’s opportunity-structure theory and interracial marriage empirical scholarship to assess the effects of macrostructural variables on the likelihood of black and Asian Americans reporting biracial identification with whites and each other in the 2010 US Census. To evaluate whether social forces known to influence interracial marriage also influence biracial identification, macrostructural parameters across 363 metropolitan areas were examined. Residential segregation, racial equality and minority group size were found to affect the likelihood racial minorities report biracial identification over mono-racial identification in much the same way these macrostructural variables affect the likelihood of interracial marriage in other studies.
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Electronic Theses & Dissertations
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- Material Type
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Theses
- Authors
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Butts, Rachel
- Thesis Advisors
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Broman, Clifford
- Committee Members
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Gasteyer, Stephen
Liu, Hui
Zhang, Zhenmei
- Date Published
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2016
- Subjects
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Identity (Psychology)--Social aspects
Minorities--Social conditions
Race relations
Racially mixed people--Race identity
United States
- Program of Study
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Sociology - Doctor of Philosophy
- Degree Level
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Doctoral
- Language
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English
- Pages
- x, 153 pages
- ISBN
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9781339719979
1339719975
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- https://doi.org/doi:10.25335/hvbx-1752