Critical race theories, colorism, and the decade's research on families of color

Journal of Marriage and Family

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 440-459

  Burton, Linda M ^a   Bonilla Silva, Eduardo ^a   Ray, Victor ^a   Buckelew, Rose ^a   Hordge Freeman, Elizabeth ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colorism; Critical race theory; Interracial marriage; Racial socialization; Socioeconomic mobility

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955533272     PISSN: 00222445     EISSN: 17413737     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00712.x     Document Type: Review

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