22 February 2016
Changing ideas of race in the US
The Washington Post's "Mixed marriages are changing the way we think about our race" (17 February 2016) illustrates how race is a dynamic cultural construction that changes over time and through contact with others. The article shows how statistical information on race gathered through the US Census tells a different story than qualitative data from children of of racially-mixed marriages.
labels & keywords:
cultural change,
migration,
race & racism,
USA