Race and the Lifecourse, 2014 Readings from the Intersection of Race, Ethnicity, and Age

Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this book examines the intersection of race and ethnic relations and the life course. The essays in the volume thus reflect varieties of qualitative and quantitative methods in order to look at how these variables shape social organization and the experiences of those who live within the boundaries of society. The essays include works that use semi-structured interviews, ethnographies, and auto-ethnographies to inform the analysis of race, ethnicity and the life course.

PART I: THE JOURNEY TO ADULTHOOD 1. Psychological and Sociological Perspectives on the Acquisition of Ethnic and Racial Prejudice in Children; Christopher Donoghue 2. Childhood, Identity, Social Ambivalence, and the Mystique of Race; Rutledge M. Dennis 3. Targets: The Existential Crisis of Black and Latino Male Youths; Natalie Byfield PART II: ADULTHOOD AND MIDLIFE 4. 'Travel is fun, immigration is not': International Graduate Students Adapting to America; Diditi Mitra 5. Factors Influencing Depression in African American and White Never Married Women in Early and Mid-Adulthood; Brandy Harris-Wallace 6. Being white, growing grey: The racial career of a baby boomer; Ashley ('Woody') Doane PART III: AGING AND THE LATTER YEARS 7. Prejudice and Me: A Sociological Memoir; Fred L. Pincus 8. 'I'm not Indian': Understanding Identity Construction through Grandma's Life Story; Ynez Wilson Hirst and Belinda C. Lum 9. Pues a mi me da gusto, porque ando con mis nietos;' Latina grandmothers raising grandchildren's reflections about identity and the caregiving role over the life course ;Nancy Mendoza and Joyce Weil 10. Retirement Security for Households of Color: Disparities during the Life Course Compounded in Old Age; Laura Sullivan and Tatjana Meschede

Christopher Donoghue, Montclair State University, USA Rutledge M. Dennis, George Mason University, USA Natalie Byfield, St. John's University, USA Brandy Harris-Wallace, University of Maryland, USA Ashley Doane, University of Hartford, USA Fred L. Pincus; University of Maryland, USA Ynez Wilson Hirst, St. Mary's College, USA Belinda C. Lum, California State University, Long Beach, USA Angela Nancy Mendoza, USA Laura Sullivan, American University, USA Tatjana Meschede, Brandeis University, USA