This book explores the ethnic and racial options exercised by young mixed race people in Britain. It reveals the diverse ways in which young people identify and experience their mixed status, the complex nature of such identities, and the rise of other identity strands which are now challenging race and ethnicity as dominant and salient identities.

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Peter J Aspinall is Emeritus Reader at the University of Kent, UK. He has over 60 academic papers published on race and ethnicity. He was ONS National Convenor for the ethnicity question in the ONS 2001 Census Development Programme.

 
Miri Song is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, UK. She is the author of Choosing Ethnic Identity and Helping Out: Children's Labor in Ethnic Businesses, as well as several co-edited volumes concerning 'mixed race' people and their experiences.

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1. Exploring 'Mixed Race' in Britain 2: Racial Identification: Multiplicity and Fluidity 3. Differential Ethnic Options? 4. Does Racial Mismatch in Identification Matter? 5. Are Mixed Race People Racially Disadvantaged? 6. How Central is 'Race' to Mixed Race People? 7. Rethinking Ethnic and Racial Classifications 8. Conclusion: What is the Future of 'Mixed Race' Britain?