Beschreibung:
Erica Chito Childs is an assistant professor of sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University.
'Navigating Interracial Borders' explores the social worlds of black-white interracial couples in the US and examines the ways that collective attitudes shape private relationships. It provides evidence that opposition still exists toward black-white unions and that disapproval is merely being expressed in subtler, colour-blind terms.
Introduction: The Interracial Canary Loving Across the Border: Through the Lens of Black-White Couples Constructing Racial Boundaries and White Communities Crossing Racial Boundaries and Black Communities Families and the Color Line: Multiracial Problems for Black and White Families Racialized Spaces: College Life in Black and White Black-White.com: Surfing the Interracial Internet Listening to the Interracial Canary