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Title: The End of the One-Drop Rule? Labeling of Multiracial Children in Black Intermarriages

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Publication Year: 2005

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Abstract: The identity choices of multiracial individuals with Black heritage have traditionally been limited by the one-drop rule in America. This paper evaluates the rules contemporary influence and argues that, with increasing interracial marriage, options in racial identification are now available to this group. Using the 5% 1990 and 2000 PUMS, I consider how children from Black intermarriages are racially identified by their families and, using 2000 data, evaluate theoretical hypotheses to explain identification processes. The results show that most families with Black intermarriages reject the one-drop rule, but that Black-White families create unique interracial options, the implications of which are considered.

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Authors: Roth, Wendy D.

Periodical (Full): Sociological Forum

Issue: 1

Volume: 20

Pages: 35-67

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Migration and Immigration, Race and Ethnicity

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