The Measurement of Negro "Passing"
Abstract
Older and popular methods of estimating the number of Negroes who pass over into the white group are no longer to be credited. Considerable misconception exists concerning passing itself, which is more frequently temporary and opportunistic than permanent and complete. In the absence of scientifically accurate counts, the lower estimates of passing are probably more reliable.
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Over recent centuries, many individuals with partial African and Native American ancestry have "passed" into the white community.
“Our results provide empirical support that, over recent centuries, many individuals with partial African and Native American ancestry have “passed” into the white community,79,80 with multiple lines of evidence establishing African and Native American ancestry in self-reported European Americans (see Subjects and Methods).”
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- Authors
- Burma, J. H.
- Corresponding author
- Burma, John H.
- Venue
- American Journal of Sociology
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Published
- 1946-07
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 18-22
- ISSN
- 0002-9602 (ISSN-L)
- 1537-5390
- OpenAlex
- W2022729237
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2022: 23 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Sociology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Race, History, and American Society
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
- Keywords
- passing, racial identity, racial statistics
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Psychology, Social, Black People, Racial Groups
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