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

Loretta I. Winters (Editor), Herman L. DeBose (Editor)

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Publication Date: November 14, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0761923004 | ISBN-13: 978-0761923008

"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.

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About the Author

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.

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc (November 14, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761923004
• ISBN-13: 978-0761923008
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #293,645 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars balanced perspectives and opinions, July 9, 2004

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Peer Gynt (Denton, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Faces in a Changing America: Multiracial Identity in the 21st Century (Sage Masters in Modern Social Thought) (Paperback)

Several different authors write about multiracial identity and give different perspectives on it. Pros and cons of multiracial identity are discussed. Most of the writings are straightforward and honest, not much of the typical boring one-sided race discussion.
Multiracial writers are more capable of presenting more balanced views on race issues than are whites or minorities. I am a proponent of multiracial identity.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I am insulted as a multiracial person, May 18, 2006

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Astral Levine "Astral Levine" (Los Angeles CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Faces in a Changing America: Multiracial Identity in the 21st Century (Sage Masters in Modern Social Thought) (Paperback)

I read the book, New Faces, hoping for an intelligent look into the way people view themselves as being multiracial. "Dr." Loretta Winters appears to be one of the worst, most absent minded speakers on the subject. Her writting is horrible and I believe that she lied about having a Ph.D and about being Biracial. Her own psychological state of mind is clearly unstable and unhealthy and I think she needs to seek some counseling for playing this sick game on humanity. This is one of the worst looks at being multiracial. I found the book to be unclear and came off like a drunkards rambles. I pity the soul that ever come across this and her repetive, condescending overtones. I am multiracial and offended at how she writes that we are all the same.