Measuring racial discrimination / Panel on Methods for Assessing Discrimination, Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council of the National Academies ; Rebecca M. Blank, Marilyn Dabady, and Constance F. Citro, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blank, Rebecca M.

Dabady, Marilyn.

Citro, Constance F. (Constance Forbes), 1942-

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Methods for Assessing Discrimination.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Race discrimination--Research--Statistical methods.

Race discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many racial and ethnic groups in the United States, including blacks, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, and others, have historically faced severe discrimination "pervasive and open denial of civil, social, political, educational, and economic opportunities. Today, large differences among racial and ethnic groups continue to exist in employment, income and wealth, housing, education, criminal justice, health, and other areas. While many factors may contribute to such differences, their size and extent suggest that various forms of discriminatory treatment persist in U.S. society and serve to undercut the achievement of equal opportunity. Measuring Racial Discrimination considers the definition of race and racial discrimination, reviews the existing techniques used to measure racial discrimination, and identifies new tools and areas for future research. The book conducts a thorough evaluation of current methodologies for a wide range of circumstances in which racial discrimination may occur, and makes recommendations on how to better assess the presence and effects of discrimination.

Contents:

Introduction

Defining race

Defining discrimination

Theories of discrimination

Causal inference and the assessment of racial discrimination

Experimental methods for assessing discrimination

Statistical analysis of observational data

Attitudinal and behavioral indicators of discrimination

An illustration of methodological complexity : racial profiling

Measurement of race by the U.S. government

Cumulative disadvantage and racial discrimination

Research : next steps.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610176533

9780309133333

0309133335

9781280176531

1280176539

9780309530835

0309530830

OCLC:

70724901