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Critical Race Theories, Colorism, and the Decade's Research on Families of Color
Author(s) -
Burton Linda M.,
BonillaSilva Eduardo,
Ray Victor,
Buckelew Rose,
Hordge Freeman Elizabeth
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00712.x
Subject(s) - race (biology) , socialization , immigration , sociology , socioeconomic status , critical race theory , ethnic group , conceptual framework , racism , gender studies , critical theory , inequality , social science , social psychology , psychology , population , epistemology , political science , demography , anthropology , law , mathematical analysis , philosophy , mathematics
In the millennium's inaugural decade, 2 interrelated trends influenced research on America's families of color: the need for new knowledge about America's growing ethnic/racial minority and immigrant populations and conceptual advances in critical race theories and perspectives on colorism. Three substantive areas reflecting researchers' interests in these trends emerged as the most frequently studied topics about families of color: inequality and socioeconomic mobility within and across families, interracial romantic pairings, and the racial socialization of children. In this review, we synthesize and critique the decade's scholarly literature on these topics. We devote special attention to advances in knowledge made by family‐relevant research that incorporated ways of thinking from critical race theories and the conceptual discourse on colorism.