Understanding Families #1: Multiracial Couples: Black & White Voices by Paul C. Rosenblatt
Understanding Families #1: Multiracial Couples: Black & White Voices by Paul C. Rosenblatt
ISBN: 080397258x Subtitle: Black & White Voices Author: Rosenblatt, Paul C. Author: Powell, Richard D. Author: Karis, Terri A. Publisher: Sage Publications Subject: Married people Subject: Interracial marriage Subject: Minority Studies - Race Relations Subject: Sociology - Marriage & Family Subject: Discrimination & Racism Edition Description: Hardcover Series: Understanding Families (Hardcover) Series Volume: 1 Publication Date: July 1995 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Pages: 320 Dimensions: 9.24x6.17x.95 in. 1.48 lbs.
--> Book News Annotation: Juxtaposed excerpts of interviews with 21 couples in which one is black and the other white, reveal patterns and differences in how they became a couple, their relationships with their families of origin and the community, how they define themselves as individuals and as a couple, how they defend against racism, their parenting experiences, how race manifests within their relationship, and what they learn from each other. Begins a series for scholars of family studies, of which some volumes may be suitable as texts for graduate or undergraduate sociology courses. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis: The problems of mixed race families in a racist society are fully explored in this qualitative, narrative study. Interviews with 21 biracial couples offer deep insights into their relationships and how they perceive society has viewed their marriages. The interviewers, a biracial couple themselves, ask their subjects such questions as how their churches, families, friends and community treat them and their partners. They also examine the interactions between spouses in biracial marriages and relationships between these couples and their parents and children.
ISBN: 080397258x Subtitle: Black & White Voices Author: Rosenblatt, Paul C. Author: Powell, Richard D. Author: Karis, Terri A. Publisher: Sage Publications Subject: Married people Subject: Interracial marriage Subject: Minority Studies - Race Relations Subject: Sociology - Marriage & Family Subject: Discrimination & Racism Edition Description: Hardcover Series: Understanding Families (Hardcover) Series Volume: 1 Publication Date: July 1995 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Pages: 320 Dimensions: 9.24x6.17x.95 in. 1.48 lbs.
--> Book News Annotation: Juxtaposed excerpts of interviews with 21 couples in which one is black and the other white, reveal patterns and differences in how they became a couple, their relationships with their families of origin and the community, how they define themselves as individuals and as a couple, how they defend against racism, their parenting experiences, how race manifests within their relationship, and what they learn from each other. Begins a series for scholars of family studies, of which some volumes may be suitable as texts for graduate or undergraduate sociology courses. Paper edition (unseen), $21.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Synopsis: The problems of mixed race families in a racist society are fully explored in this qualitative, narrative study. Interviews with 21 biracial couples offer deep insights into their relationships and how they perceive society has viewed their marriages. The interviewers, a biracial couple themselves, ask their subjects such questions as how their churches, families, friends and community treat them and their partners. They also examine the interactions between spouses in biracial marriages and relationships between these couples and their parents and children.
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