Shades of Race: How Phenotype and Observer Characteristics Shape Racial Classification

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 390-419

  Feliciano, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Latinos; phenotype; race; racial classification; self identification

Indexed keywords

BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFIER; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDENTITY; MALE; MULTIRACIAL PERSON; PHENOTYPE; RACE; SHADE; SKIN COLOR; SKIN CULTURE;

EID: 84962787536     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764215613401     Document Type: Article

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