Racial Identity

My Irish Accent

by Ellina Nolan-Shmarkovskaya

A reflective essay for the Module "Social, Cultural and Political Issues in Counselling." A reflective essay for the Module "Social, Cultural and Political Issues in Counselling."

Self Reflection (S): Subjectivity and Racial Subordination In the Contemporary African-American Writer

by Jeffrey Prager

Examining a Multidimensional Framework of Racial Identity Across Different Biracial Groups

by Evelina Lou

Published in the Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2011

The term multiracial is complex. Recent research has adopted a multidimensional view initially proposed by Rockquemore... more The term multiracial is complex. Recent research has adopted a multidimensional view initially proposed by Rockquemore and colleagues (2002, 2009) for examining racial identity among Black/White biracials. This approach has acknowledged the social construction of race and broadened the range of racial identity options beyond the two “traditional” options of being “Black” or “biracial.” This study was designed to further assess this framework by examining a more diverse multiracial sample from Canada and the U.S. (N = 122). Both the Black/White biracials (n = 38) and Asian/White biracials (n = 40) showed great variability in their selection of Rockquemore’s multiracial identity categories, but the pattern of responses differed across the two groups. In addition to revealing different patterns of identity selection between Asian/White and Black/White biracials, findings demonstrated the importance of identity validation by others and its relation to conceptions of the self. Having a multiracial identity that is validated by others (as opposed to invalidated or contextually-dependent identities) was associated with higher levels of identity integration and self-concept clarity. Theoretical implications for extending a multidimensional model to other biracial groups are discussed.

The Name Game: The Ramapough Mountain Indians

by David Cohen

The Wikipedia entry for the Ramapough Mountain Indians is an example of the how historian Carl Becker was wrong when... more The Wikipedia entry for the Ramapough Mountain Indians is an example of the how historian Carl Becker was wrong when he wrote that "everyman" could be "his own historian."  By comparing the statements in the Wikipedia entry to the findings of the Branch of Acknowledgment and Research (BAR) of Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the author demonstrates how the process that resulted in the denial of their petition for recognition was both thorough and fair in concluding that they could not prove their descent from a historic American Indian tribe.

Thesis: Black for a Second- Chapter One

by Pat Edwards

Getting Tenure, Part I: It Took a Village by Grace Yia-Hei Kao

by Feminism and Religion

Feminism and Religion
Author: Grace Yia-Hei Kao

On December 1, 2011, the full professors at Claremont School of Theology unanimously recommended two of my colleagues... more On December 1, 2011, the full professors at Claremont School of Theology unanimously recommended two of my colleagues and me for tenure.  Provided that the Board of Trustees approves their recommendation and two extremes never come to pass (either “financial exigency” compels my institution to start laying off people willy-nilly or I do something professionally or morally egregious enough to be dismissed “for cause”), I now have a job for life! :) 

Mathematics Learning and Participation in African American Context: The Co-Construction of Identity in Two Intersecting Realms of Experience.

by Danny Martin

From the Hood to Being Hooded: A Case Study of a Black Male PhD

by Danny Martin

"Debated Whiteness amid World Events: Mexican and Mexican American Subjectivity and the U.S.' Relationship with the Americas, 1924–1936."

by Michael Calderón-Zaks

Published in Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos 27.2 (Summer 2011): 325-359.

Jonathan Lethem’s The Fortress of Solitude and Omega: The Unknown, a Comic Book Series

by David Coughlan

Published in "College Literature" 38.3 (2011): 194-218.

Jonathan Lethem’s long-evident interest in comics, for example in his 2003 novel The Fortress of Solitude, culminated... more Jonathan Lethem’s long-evident interest in comics, for example in his 2003 novel The Fortress of Solitude, culminated in his 2008 reworking of Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes’s 1976 comic book series from Marvel Comics, Omega: The Unknown. Demonstrating that Lethem’s self-conscious paraphrasing of the prior series is part of a sustained examination of repetitions and relations, this essay shows how the serial nature of comics enables Lethem to address themes of families, legacies, and communities, both in this comics work and in his earlier novel also. It will be argued that The Fortress of Solitude and Omega: The Unknown together read the repeating-but-differing images of the comic book in contrast with the repetitions of the franchised brand to present a sustained critique of capitalist cultures. In all of this, it will be seen, Lethem draws on the idioms and traits of comic books: colours, panels, word balloons, margins, gutters, lines.

Psychometric analysis of the racial identity attitude scale -- —Long form.

by Ann R. Fischer

Tokar, D. M, & Fischer, A. R. (1998). Psychometric analysis of the Racial Identity Attitude Scale--Long Form. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 31, 138-149.

In a large, heterogenous sample, psychometric analyses revealed both strengths and weaknesses of the Racial Identity... more In a large, heterogenous sample, psychometric analyses revealed both strengths and weaknesses of the Racial Identity Attitude Scale--Long Form (Helms & Parham, 1996).

Validity and construct contamination of the Racial Identity Attitude Scale—--Long Form.

by Ann R. Fischer

Fischer, A. R., Tokar, D. M., & Serna, G. S. (1998). Validity and construct contamination of the Racial Identity Attitude Scale--Long Form. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 45, 212-224.

The Racial Identity Attitude Scale—Long Form (RIAS–L; J.E. Helms & T.A., Parham, 1996) is likely to be the... more The Racial Identity Attitude Scale—Long Form (RIAS–L; J.E. Helms & T.A., Parham, 1996) is likely to be the instrument of choice in future research on African American racial identity development, but little is known about its psychometric properties. RIAS–L data from 275 African American community members and students were collected, and a series of analyses (i.e., correlations, multiple regressions, and confirmatory modeling) was conducted to explore convergent and discriminant validity. Overall, results were mixed, generally revealing limited support for the RIAS–L's convergent and discriminant validity and highlighting concerns regarding the Preencounter and Encounter subscales.

Developmental pathways: Toward an ecological theoretical formulation of race identity in Black-White biracial children.

by Deborah J. Johnson

Racial socialization strategies of Blacks in three private schools

by Deborah J. Johnson

This my chapter volume I edited book... The book was published by Praeger. There is a followup to this chapter in the new version of the book coming out in Nov 2011(Black Educational Choice in a Climate of School Reform: Consequences for K-12 Student Learning and Development). When the official publication comes out, I will add it here.

Parents' Ethnic-Racial Socialization Practices: A Review of Research and Directions for Future Study.

by Deborah J. Johnson

Racism, Identity, and Latinos: A Comment on Alcoff

by Tommie Shelby

Published in Southern Journal of Philosophy (2009).

Foundations of black solidarity: collective identity or common oppression?

by Tommie Shelby

Published in Ethics (2002).

Blackness and Blood: Interpreting African American Identity

by Tommie Shelby

Co-authored with Lionel McPherson, published in Philosophy & Public Affairs (2004).

The ecology of children's racial coping: Family, school, and community influences

by Deborah J. Johnson

Parental characteristics, racial stress, and racial socialization processes as predictors of racial coping in middle childhood

by Deborah J. Johnson