Shades of gray in color talk

Shades of gray in color talk
- December 9, 2012
- Andrew Penner, sociology assistant professor, is quoted in the Tampa Bay Times December 9, 2012
From the Tampa Bay Times:
More than any other, one moment crystallizes the confusing, sometimes comically absurd
contortions built up around racial identity unveiled in CNN's latest documentary Who
Is Black in America?...It's when Becca Khalil, a Philadelphia-based high schooler
who is the light-skinned child of Egyptian parents, feels compelled to identify herself
as white on a college scholarship application.... Andrew Penner, an assistant professor
of sociology at the University of California, Irvine, agreed that racial identity
often boils down to how people see themselves and how the world sees them. And while
most people find those two visions are synchronized, increasing numbers don't. Penner's
work, focused on how society classifies people, indicates that people's race may change
over time and circumstance, often depending on how much they rise or fall in social
status.
For the full story, please visit http://www.tampabay.com/news/perspective/shades-of-gray-in-color-talk/12....
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