03230cam a2200457 a 4500 70791 20230404125806.0 921202s1993 pau b 001 0 eng 92044252 (OCoLC)ocm27173091 DLC DLC BAKER BTCTA YDXCP UBC ZWZ 1566390648 (alk. paper) 9781566390644 (alk. paper) YDXCP 1203026 YDXCP 1202829 NZ1 4622457 AU@ 000009734453 ZWZ 016071352 (OCoLC)27173091 n-us--- 002 E 185.615 Z16r 1993 305.8/00973 20 Zack, Naomi, 1944- Race and mixed race / Naomi Zack. Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 1993. xv, 215 p. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-206) and index. Race and Mixed Race is an exploration of the philosophical, social, and historical problems related to racial identity - from the perspectives of individuals of "pure" and mixed race. Tracing the history of racial designations in the United States, Naomi Zack uses philosophical methods to criticize the logic of American racial categories. She discusses why racial identity is a matter of importance; examines the treatment of mixed race in law, society, and literature; and addresses philosophical questions related to the designation of someone as belonging to a given race. In this first philosophical challenge to accepted racial classifications in the United States, Zack argues that black and white designations are themselves racist because the concept of race does not have an adequate scientific foundation. The "one drop" rule, which originally was a rationalization for slavery, persists to this day despite the fact that there have never been "pure" races and that most American blacks have "white" genes. Challenging the equation that black plus white always results in black, the author explores the existential problems of mixed race identity. The stringent bi-racial system in this country does not recognize mixed racial heritage, which generates a special racial alienation for many Americans. Discussing the possibility of eliminating all racial identities for their lack of scientific or moral underpinning, Zack analyzes American racial words to reveal their metaphorical nature. Ironically suggesting the inclusion of "gray" into the vocabulary as a designation for mixed black and white race, she concludes that any racial identity, based as it must be on false and unjust racial identification, is an expression of bad faith. United States Race relations. Racism United States. Racially mixed people United States. Families United States. Racisme Etats-Unis. ram Famille Etats-Unis. ram Etats-Unis Relations interethniques. ram Baker & Taylor BKTY 71.50 71.50 1566390648 0002245927 active Baker and Taylor BTCP 92044252 YBP Library Services YANK 1203026 lcc bk C0 DRFGD 4786 4786 0 0 lcc 0 0 RR BJB BJB RR 2023-04-04 1 0 002 E 185.615 Z16r 1993 00000048208 2018-10-23 00:00:00 1 2018-10-23 bk