“…For example, although discussion once centered primarily on black-white relations (Gentry & Watkins, 1974), it now has a more multiracial orientation (Sleeter 8c Grant, 1987). Additionally, contemporary writers tend to view all racial groups as subcategories of society as opposed to making mainstream/nonmainstream distinctions (Hale-Benson, 1986;Phinney & Rotheram, 1987).…”