Redefining Racial Categories: The Dynamics of Identity Among Brazilian-Americans.

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      MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      Research based on a sample of Brazilian youth living in Massachusetts reveals a variety of responses to racialisation of their phenotypes. Caught between the fluid patterns of colour categories found in Brazilian society and the more rigid racial stratification that characterises the USA, Brazilian-Americans have followed a variety of strategies to adapt to this situation. By exploring the reactions of these young adults of different appearance along the colour continuum to the constraints of the dominant society, questions concerning the future dynamics of race relations in the USA are raised against a background of the continuing post-racialism debate. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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