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 Electronic
Publication InfoWashington, DC : National Academies Press,
Descriptionxv, 317 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Race discrimination--Research. --Statistical methods.

Other author/creatorBlank, Rebecca M.
Other author/creatorDabady, Marilyn.
Other author/creatorCitro, Constance F. (Constance Forbes), 1942-
Other author/creatorNational Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Methods for Assessing 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2004002885
ISBN0309091268 (hardcover)
ISBN0309530830 (pdf)

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