Interracial Families: Current Concepts and Controversies

George Alan Yancey, Richard Lewis, Jr.

Taylor & Francis, Nov 26, 2008 - Social Science - 176 pages

A unique book offering both a research overview and practical advice for its readers, this text allows students to gain a solid understanding of the research that has been generated on several important issues surrounding multiracial families, including intimate relations, family dynamics, transracial adoptions, and other topics of personal and scholarly interest.

About the author

George Yancey (Ph.D., University of Texas) is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of North Texas. A recipient of $484,884 grant from the Lilly Endowment to study multiracial church congregations and their people, he has published articles in Journal of Intergroup Relations, The American Sociologist, Journal of Black Studies and Journal of Family Issues.

Richard Lewis, Jr. (Ph.D., Texas A&M University) is Special Assistant to the President of the University of Texas, San Antonio, and is Associate Professor of Sociology at the school.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Interracial Families: Current Concepts and Controversies
• Authors: George Alan Yancey, Richard Lewis, Jr.
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, 2008
• ISBN: 0203885724, 9780203885727
• Length: 176 pages
• Subjects: Social Science / General; Social Science / Sociology / General