Measurement of Race and Ethnicity in a Changing, Multicultural America

Autor:	Howard Hogan, Karen Humes
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Sociology and Political Science Social work media_common.quotation_subject Ethnic group Gender studies social sciences Place of birth Census Hispanic origin Race (biology) Anthropology Multiculturalism population characteristics Political climate Sociology media_common
Zdroj:	Race and Social Problems. 1:111-131
ISSN:	1867-1756 1867-1748
DOI:	10.1007/s12552-009-9011-5
Popis:	It is well accepted that concepts of race, ethnicity, and ancestry are changing constructs that reflect the social, economic, and political climate of the times. Studying the history of the collection of data on race, place of birth, Hispanic origin, and ancestry in US decennial censuses provides a better understanding of the race and ethnic concepts currently in use for official federal statistics. This history can help guide the evolution of these concepts for research on alternative measurement approaches, future censuses, and future statistics. The purpose of this paper is threefold. The first objective is to provide a historical overview of race and ethnic measurement in US decennial censuses. The second and third objectives are to present Census Bureau plans to experiment with alternative approaches to measuring race and ethnicity in the 2010 Census and to discuss race and ethnic measurement issues for future decennial censuses.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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