Measuring racial discrimination
Many racial and ethnic groups in the United States, including blacks, Hispanics, Asians, American Indians, and others, have historically faced severe discrimination. This book considers the definition of race and racial discrimination, reviews the techniques used to measure racial discrimination, and identifies tools and areas for future research.
1 online resource (xv, 317 pages)
9780309530835, 9781280176531, 9786610176533, 9780309133333, 0309530830, 1280176539, 6610176531, 0309133335
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Print version:
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
Electronic reproduction, [S.l.], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English