Beyond white ethnicity : developing a sociological understanding of Native American identity reclamation / Kathleen J. Fitzgerald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzgerald, Kathleen J., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indians of North America--Ethnic identity.

Indians of North America.

Identity (Psychology)--United States.

Identity (Psychology).

White people.

Relations with Indians.

United States.

Group identity--United States.

Group identity.

White people--United States--Relations with Indians.

White people--Race identity--United States.

White people--Race identity.

United States--Race relations.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

x, 251 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2007]

Summary:

Through qualitative analysis of individuals, Kathleen J. Fitzgerald studies the social construction of racial and ethnic identity in Beyond White Ethnicity.

Contents:

Introduction: Contextualizing Native American racial/ethnic identity reclamation

Reclaimer narratives : exposing the duality of structure in identity formation

Challenging white hegemony : reclaimers and the culture wars

Reclaimer practices : religion, spirituality, language, family, and food

"If it looks like a duck" : physical appearance and reclaimer identity

"Wanna-be's" and "Indian police" : the battle over authenticity

Conclusion: Contextualizing non-white racial/ethnic identity reclamation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-241) and index.

ISBN:

0739113933

9780739113936

OCLC:

70199865

Publisher Number:

9780739113936