Constructing "race" and "ethnicity" in America : category-making in public policy and administration /
What do we mean in the U.S. today when we use the terms ""race"" and ""ethnicity""? What do we mean, and what do we understand, when we use the five standard race-ethnic categories: White, Black, Asian, Native American, and Hispanic? Most federal and state dat...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Armonk, N.Y. :
M.E. Sharpe,
©2003.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | What do we mean in the U.S. today when we use the terms ""race"" and ""ethnicity""? What do we mean, and what do we understand, when we use the five standard race-ethnic categories: White, Black, Asian, Native American, and Hispanic? Most federal and state data collection agencies use these terms without explicit attention, and thereby create categories of American ethnicity for political purposes. Davora Yanow argues that ""race"" and ""ethnicity"" are socially constructed concepts, not objective, scientifically-grounded variables, and do not accurately represent the real world. She joins the |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781317473930 1317473930 |
