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Mothering, Mixed Families and Racialised Boundaries, EPUB eBook

Mothering, Mixed Families and Racialised Boundaries EPUB

Edited by Ravinder Barn, Vicki Harman

Part of the Ethnic and Racial Studies series

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Description

This pioneering volume draws together theoretical and empirical contributions analyzing the experiences of white mothers in interracial families in Britain, Canada and the USA.

The growth of the mixed race population reflects an increasingly racially and culturally heterogeneous society, shaped by powerful forces of globalisation and migration.

Mixed family formations are becoming increasingly common through marriage, relationships and adoption, and there is also increasing social recognition of interracial families through the inclusion of mixed categories in Census data and other official statistics.

The changing demographic make-up of Britain and other Western countries raises important questions about identity, belonging and the changing nature of family life.

It also connects with theoretical and empirical discussions about the significance of ‘race’ in contemporary society.

In exploring mothering across racialised boundaries, this volume offers new insights and perspectives.

The notion of racialisation is invoked to argue that, while the notion of race does not exist in any meaningful sense, it continues to operate as a social process.

This crucial resource will appeal to academics, researchers, policy makers, practitioners and undergraduate and postgraduate students. This book was originally published as a special issue of Ethnic and Racial Studies.

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