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DR. GEORGE ALAN YANCEY Associate Professor of Sociology Education 1994 Ph.D., Sociology, (1994) University
of Texas
at Austin 1989 M.A., Economics, University of Texas at Austin 1985 B.S., Economics, West Texas State University |
Employment
1999 – Present Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of North Texas
1996-1999 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin at Whitewater
1993-1996 Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Social and Policy Science, University of Texas at San Antonio
1994-1996 Special Projects Consultant, Round Top Consulting Associates 11901 Toepperwein Road, San Antonio, Texas 78233
1996 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Sociology, Our Lady of the Lake University
1991-1993 Assistant Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of Texas
1989-1991 Teaching Assistant, Department of Sociology, University of Texas
1985-1986 Assistant Campus Minister, Baptist General Convention of Texas, University of Houston and Wayland Baptist University
Grants
1997-1998 “Course Development - “Biracial Families’” funded by the University of Wisconsin System Institute on Race and Ethnicity. $750.
1999-2001 “Multiracial Congregations and their People” funded by the Lilly Endowment. Co-Investigator with Michael Emerson. $484,884.
2003-2004 “Handling Cultural Differences Among
Interracial Couples” Faculty Research Grant funded by the University of
North Texas. $3,500
Publications – Books
Yancey, George (2006) Beyond Racial Gridlock: Embracing Mutual Responsibility Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
DeYoung, Curtiss, Michael Emerson, George Yancey and Karen Chai (2003). United by Faith Oxford University Press.
Yancey, George (1996). Beyond Black and White: Reflections on Racial Reconciliation Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House Company.
Yancey, George and Sherelyn Yancey (2002). Just Don't Marry One: Interracial Dating, Marriage and Parenting. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press.
Yancey, George (2003). One Body, One Spirit: Seven Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
Yancey, George (2003). Who Is White?: Latinos, Asians, and the New Black/Nonblack Divide. Lynne Rienner Publishers
Publications – Articles
Few, Tenesha and George Yancey (2006). “Guess who is Coming to Church:
Ministering to Interracial Couples” Ministries Today
Yancey, George (2005) “A Comparison of Religiosity Between European-Americans, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans and Asian-Americans.” Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. 16: xxx-xxx.
George, Douglas and George Yancey (2004).
“Taking
Stock of America's Attitudes on Cultural Diversity: An Analysis of
Public
Deliberation of Multiculturalism, Assimilation and Intermarriage.”
Journal
of Comparative Family Studies 35(1):
1-19.
Yancey, George, and Michael Emerson (2003). “Integrated Sundays: An Exploratory Study into the Formation of Multiracial Churches.” Sociological Focus. 36(2): 111-126.
Yancey, George (2003). “A Preliminary Examination of Differential Sexual Attitudes among Individuals Involved in Interracial Relationships: Testing ‘Jungle Fever.’ ” The Social Science Journal 40(1): 153-157.
Yancey, George (2002) “Reconciliation Theology: How a Christian Ethic Tackles the Problem of Racism.” Christian Scholar's Review. 22(1) :93-108
Yancey, George (2002) “Who Interracially Dates?: Examinations of the Characteristics of Those who Have Interracially Dated” Journal of Comparative Family Studies 33(2): 179-190.
Yancey, George (2001). “Color Blindness, Political Correctness, or Racial Reconciliation: Christian Ethics and Race.” Christian Ethics Today 35(7): 15-17.
Yancey, George (2001). “Racial Attitudes: Differences in Racial Attitudes of People Attending Multiracial and Uniracial Congregations.” Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. 12: 185-206.
Yancey, George and Michael Emerson (2001). “An Analysis of Resistance to Racial Exogamy: The 1998 South Carolina Referendum.” Journal of Black Studies 31(5): 635-650.
Yancey, George (1999) “An Examination of Effects of Residential and Church Integration upon Racial Attitudes of Whites.” Sociological Perspectives 42(2): 279-304.
Yancey, George (1998). “Differential Attitudes of American Sociologists in Assessment of NOW: A Test of the Gender Gap in a Progressive Subculture.” Sociological Imagination.35(2/3): 119-136.
Yancey, George and Sherelyn Yancey (1998). " Interracial Dating: Evidence from Personal Advertisements." Journal of Family Issues. 19(3):334-348.
Yancey, George and Sherelyn Yancey. (1997). "Black-White Differences in the Utilization of Personal Advertisements for Individuals Seeking Interracial Relationships." Journal of Black Studies. 27(5):650-667.
Lewis, Richard, George Yancey, and Siri Bletzer (1997). “Racial and Nonracial Factors Which Influence Spouse Choice in Black/White Marriages.” Journal of Black Studies. 28(1): 60-78.
Lewis, Richard and George Yancey (1995). "Bi-Racial Marriages in the United States: An Analysis of Variation in Family Member Support of the Decision to Marry" Sociological Spectrum 15(4): 443-462.
Lewis, Richard and George Yancey. (1994-1995). "A Comparison of the Acceptance of Hyperandry and Hypergamy Interracial Relationships: A Test of Sexual Racism." Journal of Intergroup Relations 21(4): 44-52.
Yancey, George. (1994). "An Examination of the Propensity of Women and Racial Minorities to Specialize in Gender and Racial/Ethnic Relations Studies" The American Sociologist 25(4): 73-77.
Yancey, George (1994). “The Bible and Interracial Relationships” Interrace April: 32-33.
Publication - Book Chapters
Yancey, George. (2006). "Racial Justice in a Black/NonBlack Society"
Pgs. 49-62 in David L. Brunsma, (Edit.) Mixed Messages: Multiracial
Identities in the "Color-Blind" Era. Boulder: CO: Lynne Rienner
Publishers.
Yancey, George (2002). “Black Professor/White Students: The Unique Problems Minority Professors Face When Teaching Race/Ethnicity to Majority Group Students.” Pgs. 226-239 in Robert Moore (Edit.) The Quality and Quantity of Contact: African Americans and Whites on College Campuses. Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
Christian Service
2005 Plenary Speaker – “Seven Principle of Successful Multiracial Churches” Mosaix Conference, Arlington, TX
2005 Seminar Leader – Models of Racial Healing: Is There a Christian Solution” Saint Paul School of Theology Fall Symposium.
2005 Plenary Speaker – “Workers Together: Because Diversity Demands it” Ethnic Workers Summit. Dallas, TX.
2005 Plenary Speaker – “Four Basic Models of Racial Reconciliation” House of Prayer for All Nations conference. Grand Rapids, MI.
2004 Roundtable Symposium Leader – “An Effect Church in a Postmodern World” American Bible Society. New York, New York.
2004 Plenary Speaker – “Should we have Multiracial Churches” Annual Conference of the American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest. Phoenix, Arizona.
2004 Workshop Leader – “Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches” Mosaix Conference. Arlington, Texas.
2004 Speaker and Participant on Panel – “Models of Racial Reconciliation” Houston Baptist University. Houston, Texas.
2004 Speaker – “What I Learned about Racial Reconciliation Through my Interracial Marriage” Vineyard Community Church. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
2004 Speaker – “A Deeper Look at Galatians 3:28.” Mosaic Community Church. Little Rock, Arkansas.
2003 Speaker – “Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches.” Bridging the Racial Divide Workshops at Willow Creek Community Church. Chicago, IL.
2003 Speaker – “Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches.” Multi-Ethnic/Cross Cultural Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
With Sherelyn Yancey “Just Don’t Marry One: Interracial Dating, Marrying and Parenting.” Multi-Ethnic/Cross Cultural Conference. Indianapolis, IN.
2003 Speaker – “ Divided by Faith or Divided by Race: Developing a Christian Response to the Problem of Race in America.” Faculty Development Institute on Race and Reconciliation. Jackson, MS (Tapes available)
2003 Workshop Leader - "Just Don't Marry One: Interracial Dating, Marrying and Parenting." Christian Community Development Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.
2003 Speaker - "Principles of Successful Multiracial Churches" Lutheran City Workers Conference.
2002 Speaker – “The Bible and Racial Healing.” Pro Athlete Outreach Conference. Dallas, Texas.
2001 Workshop Leader – “Successful Principles for Multiracial Churches” Christian Community Development Association Conference. Dallas, Texas.
2001 Moberg Lecturership - Bethal
College
and Seminary.
*Chapel talk - “Why can't we get along”
*Community presentation - “What is Racial
Reconciliation.”
2000 Presentation - “Do Multiracial Churches Change Racial Attitudes – A Preliminary Report” Fourth National Multiracial Conference. Indianapolis.
2000 Presentation - “Interracial Marriage” Fourth National Multiracial Conference. Indianapolis.
2000 Dialog Facilitator–“Racial Reconciliation: What is the Objective” Fourth National Multiracial Conference. Indianapolis.
2001 Presentation – “Debunking the Top 10 Myths about Interracial Families” Fifth National Multiracial Conference. Seattle.
1999 Discussant - “Evangelicalism” Association of Christians Teaching Sociology Costa Mesa, CA.
1998 Discussion Leader - “A Biblical Theology about Race and Ethnicity” College Ethnicity and Reconciliation Conference sponsored by Reconcilers Fellowship at Jackson, MI. 1998.
1998 Presentation - “Color Blindness, Political Correctness, or Racial Reconciliation” Third National Multiracial Conference. Indianapolis. 1998. (Tape available)
1998 Presentation - “Biracial Families” Third National Multiracial Conference. Indianapolis. 1998. (Tape available)
Academic Professional Service
2001 Guest Editor – Special edition of Sociological Imagination “Multiracial Families and Individuals."
2000 Session Organizer and Presider - “Interracial Relationships and Multiracial Americans” Southwestern Social Science Association. Galveston, Texas.
2000 Session Organizer - “Interracial Families in the Larger Social Context” Southern Sociological Society Meetings. New Orleans.
1999 Session Organizer and Presider - “Interracial Families” Midwest Sociological Society Minneapolis, MN.
1999 “Session Organizer and Presider -
Bi/Multiracial
Identity” Midwest Sociological Society Minneapolis, MN.
1999 Session Organizer - “Interracial Courtship
and Marriage American Sociological Association Chicago.
1998 Session Organizer - “Interracial Courtship and Marriage” Midwest Sociological Society. Kansas City, MO.
1997 Discussant - “Sociological Inquiries about Social Inequality” Midwest Sociological Society. Des Moines, IA.
Community Service
Consultant – Grace Presbyterian Church. (Helped to assess the church
to help congregation become more racially diverse.)
Consultant - Bridgebuilders of Janesville/Beloit. (A group of church leaders who are dealing with issues of racial reconciliation)
Campus Advisor – Plumbline (A campus ministry on the University of North Texas)
Academic Presentations
George, Douglas and Yancey, George (2004) “”Multiculturalism and the American Melting Pot: The Dialectic Of a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy.” Southern Sociological Society. Atlanta, GA
Emerson, Michael, and George Yancey (2004). African Americans in Multiracial Congregations: Who Are They and Why Are They There? Southern Sociological Society. Atlanta, GA.
Yancey, George (2003) “Intracongregational Church Conflict: A Comparison of Monoracial and Multiracial Churches.” Association of Christians Teaching Sociology. Dallas, TX.
Yancey, George (2001). “Integrated Sundays: Using Factor Analysis to Devise a Typology of Multiracial Churches.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Columbus, OH.
Yancey, George (2001). “Effects of Attendance at Multiracial Churches on the Individualism of European-American and African-American Christians.” American Sociological Association. Anaheim, CA.
Emerson, Michael, George Yancey and Karen Chai. (2001). "Race Versus Race-as-Proxy in Residential Segregation: Exploring the Mind's Eye of White Americans." American Sociological Association. Anaheim, CA.
Yancey, George (2001). Differences in the Gender attitudes of European-Americans, African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and Asian-Americans." Southern Sociological Society. Atlanta, GA.
Yancey, George, Michael Emerson and Karen Chai. (2000). “A Comparison of how European-Americans and African-Americans Define Racism and Racial Prejudice.” Southwestern Social Science Association. Galveston, Texas
Yancey, George. (2000). “An Empirical Test of Higher Sexual Promiscuity and ‘Jungle Fever’ Among Individuals Involved in Interracial Relationships,” Southwestern Social Science Association. Galveston, Texas.
Yancey, George, Michael Emerson, and Karen Chai (2000). “Who can We Marry? A Look at the Hierarchical Construction of Marriage Preferences in the United States” Southern Sociological Society Meetings. New Orleans
Yancey, George (2000). “Racial Attitudes: A Comparison of People Attending Multiracial and Uniracial Congregations.” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Houston, Texas.
Lewis, Richard and George Yancey (1999). “Family Activity in Black/White Marriages: Cultural Pluralism, Melting Pot or Anglo-Conformity” Midwest Sociological Society Minneapolis, MN.
Yancey, George and Michael Emerson. (1999). “An Exploratory Study of Four Bi-Racial Congregations and Their People” Association of Christians Teaching Sociology. Costa Mesa, CA.
Yancey, George and Michael Emerson (1999). “An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Bi-Racial Congregations on Choosing Assimilation or Pluralism” Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. Boston.
Yancey, George. (1998). “An Examination of the Effects of Residential and Church Integration upon White Fundamentalists” Midwest Sociological Society. Kansas City, MO.
Yancey, George (1998). “Reconciliation Theology: Results of a Multiracial Evangelical Community” Colorlines in the 21st Century Chicago, IL.
Yancey, George (1997). “The Effects of Gender Studies: Political Differences Between Women Sociologists Who Study Gender and Women Sociologists Who do not Study Gender.” Midwest Sociological Society. Des Moines.
Yancey, George. (1997). “Beyond Black and White: Using Sociology to Promote Racial Reconciliation” Association of Christians Teaching Sociology. Wheaton, IL.
Yancey, George. (1997). “An Examination of the Political Attitudes of American Sociologists in Political Sociology” Annual Meeting of the Wisconsin Sociological Association. Rockford, IL.
Yancey, George, and Sherelyn Whittum (1995). “Why Individuals Choose to Interracially Date: Evidence from Personal Ads." Southwestern Social Science Association. Dallas.
Lewis, Richard and George Yancey. (1994). "Selectivity Factors in Bi-Racial Relationships” Southwestern Social Science Association. San Antonio.
Yancey, George. (1994). "Are Sociologists of Religion Really Religious: An Examination of the Religiosity of Religion Sociologists" 1994. Informal Discussion Roundtable American Sociological Association. Los Angeles.
Yancey, George. (1993). "Social Origins of American Sociologist- Revisited"Southwestern Social Science Association. New Orleans.
Research Interests
Sociology of Science
Interracial Unions
Religion
Race Relations
Multiracial Churches
Courses Taught
Race and Ethnicity
Sociology of Religion
Marriage and the Family
Introduction to Sociology
Class, Race and Gender Stratification
Social Problems
Violence in the Community and Family
Social Psychology
Race and Ethnicity Seminar (Grad. Course)
Multiracial Families
Seminar on Multiracial Families (Grad. Course)
Relevant Professional Memberships
Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Christian Community Development Association
Association of Christians Teaching Sociology
Mosaix Network