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Author: Trice, Dawn Turner
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1. Trice, Dawn Turner
Racial Identity Not Determined by Skin Tone Alone
Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2008.
Also: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-12-15-0812140201-story.html
Cohort(s): NLSY79
Publisher: Chicago Tribune
Keyword(s): Racial Differences; Racial Equality/Inequality; Self-Perception; Skin Tone; Socioeconomic Status (SES)

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How we define race is not a fixed social construct, but ever-evolving. Indeed, race is about skin color. But the study also looked at the way negative stereotypes, socioeconomic class and myriad other factors give us racial cues into how we see other people as well as ourselves. [This news media article is based on Penner, Andrew M. and Aliya Saperstein. "How Social Status Shapes Race." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105,50 (December 16, 2008): 19628-19630]
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Trice, Dawn Turner. "Racial Identity Not Determined by Skin Tone Alone." Chicago Tribune, December 15, 2008.