What does "white" mean? Interpreting the choice of "race" by mixed race young people in Britain

Sociological Perspectives

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 287-292

  Song, Miri ^a   Hashem, Ferhana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Britain; East Asian white; Identification; Multiracial; Race; White

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952728885     PISSN: 07311214     EISSN: 15338673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/sop.2010.53.2.287     Document Type: Article

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