Doctoral Dissertation Research: The Social Construction of Racial and Ethnic Identity among African American and West Indian Blacks married with Whites

通过对非裔美国人/白人和西印度群岛/白人跨种族夫妇的比较分析，本研究将完善我们对身份建构的理解，这是一个受社会机构和社会网络（包括同伴、同事和家庭成员）以及每个伴侣的种族背景和资源影响的过程。将进行深入访谈，以了解跨种族家庭内部和周围的条件如何影响父母及其混血后代的日常行为和社会关系。

Through a comparative analysis of African American/white and West Indian/white interracial couples, this study will refine our understanding of identity construction as a process that is conditioned by interactions with social institutions and social networks, including peers, co-workers, and family members, as well as the ethnic background and resources of each partner. In-depth interviews will be conducted to understand how conditions within and surrounding interracial families affect the daily behavior and social affiliations of the parents and their mixed-race offspring.