Public categories, private identities: exploring regional differences in the biracial experience

Social Science Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 555-576

  Brunsma, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Census 2000; Demography; Multiraciality; Racial classification; Racial identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747372257     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2004.10.002     Document Type: Article

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