Constructing "race" and "ethnicity" in America : category-making in public policy and administration /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Yanow, Dvora
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, ©2003.
Temas:
Group identity > United States.
Race.
Ethnicity.
Identité collective > États-Unis.
Ethnicité.
ethnicity.
race (group of people)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Ethnicity
Group identity
Race
Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
Ethnische Beziehungen
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 252 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-245) and index.
ISBN:9781317473930
1317473930

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