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Author Tharps, Lori L., author.

Title Same family, different colors : confronting colorism in America's diverse families / Lori L. Tharps.

Publication Info. Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2016]

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Location Call No. Status
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  305.8 THARPS    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  305.8009 THARPS    Check Shelf
Description xi, 203 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-191) and index.
Contents The darker the berry: African Americans and color -- Mejorando la raza: Latinos and color -- Fair enough: Asian Americans and color -- Beige is the new black: mixed-race Americans and color.
Summary Weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis, Same Family, Different Colors explores the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States.
Subject Colorism -- United States.
Racially mixed families -- United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
Colorism. (OCoLC)fst01909400
Racially mixed families. (OCoLC)fst01896542
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Other Form: Online version: Tharps, Lori L., author. Same family, different colors. Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2016] 9780807076798 (DLC) 2016004100
ISBN 9780807076781 (hardback)
0807076783 (hardback)
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