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Same family, different colors : confronting colorism in America's diverse families

Title
Same family, different colors : confronting colorism in America's diverse families / Lori L. Tharps.
Author
Tharps, Lori L.
Publication
  • Boston : Beacon Press, [2017]
  • ©2016

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Description
xi, 203 pages; 23 cm
Summary
Explores the issue of colorism and color bias in African American, Latino, Asian American, and mixed-race families and communities by weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis. The result is a portrait of the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States. --From publisher description.
Alternative Title
Confronting colorism in America's diverse families
Subject
  • Colorism > United States
  • Racially mixed families > United States
  • Colorism
  • Racially mixed families
  • United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index.
Contents
The darker the berry: African Americans and color -- Mejorando la raza: Latinos and color -- Fair enough: Asian Americans and color -- Beige is the new black: mixed-race Americans and color.
Call Number
Sc E 21-525
ISBN
  • 9780807071083
  • 0807071080
OCLC
968294180
Author
Tharps, Lori L., author.
Title
Same family, different colors : confronting colorism in America's diverse families / Lori L. Tharps.
Publisher
Boston : Beacon Press, [2017]
Copyright Date
©2016
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index.
Local Subject
Black author.
Research Call Number
Sc E 21-525
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