Measuring Racial Discrimination

by Blank, Rebecca M.; Dabady, Marilyn; Citro, Constance F.

• ISBN13: 9780309091268
• ISBN10: 0309091268
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-07-01
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

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.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	xi
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1	(22)
1 Introduction	15	(8)
PART I: CONCEPTS	23	(48)
2 Defining Race	25	(14)
3 Defining Discrimination	39	(16)
4 Theories of Discrimination	55	(16)
PART II: METHODS	71	(132)
5 Causal Inference and the Assessment of Racial Discrimination	77	(13)
6 Experimental Methods for Assessing Discrimination	90	(28)
7 Statistical Analysis of Observational Data	118	(44)
8 Attitudinal and Behavioral Indicators of Discrimination	162	(24)
9 An Illustration of Methodological Complexity: Racial Profiling	186	(17)
PART III: DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH	203	(51)
10 Measurement of Race by the U.S. Government	205	(18)
11 Cumulative Disadvantage and Racial Discrimination	223	(24)
12 Research: Next Steps	247	(7)
REFERENCES	254	(35)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY	289	(8)
APPENDIXES
A Workshop Agenda	297	(3)
B Biographical Sketches	300	(7)
INDEX	307