The historical roots of lesbian, gay, and heterosexual black/white intimacy -- Public interraciality : navigating racially homogeneous social spaces -- Public interraciality : managing visibility -- Intimate interactions : racework as emotional labor -- Interracial identities : racework as boundary work -- White racial identities through the lens of interracial intimacy -- Conclusion: the intimate politics of interraciality -- Appendix A. Research methods -- Appendix B. Respondent characteristics -- Table 1. Design of interview sample -- Table 2. Sample details by group
Summary
In this work, Amy Steinbugler challenges the widespread assumption that interracial intimacy represents the ultimate erasure of racial differences. She finds that while interracial partners may be more racially progressive, they are not necessarily enlightened subjects who have managed to get beyond race
