Constructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration

What do we mean in the U.S. today when we use the terms "race" and "ethnicity"? What do we mean, and what do we understand, when we use the five standard race-ethnic categories: White, Black, Asian, Native American, and Hispanic? Most federal and state data collection agencies us...

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Main Author: Yanow, Dvora
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Armonk Routledge 2003
Taylor and Francis
M.E. Sharpe
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition:1
Subjects:
Ethnicity
Group identity
Race
Race & Ethnic Studies
United States
Er Ica
Race Ethnic
administration
Related Valuative Gradations
Race Ethnic Identity
Vice Versa
Race Ethnic Diversity
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
identities
public
Cape Verdean
Practitioner Journals
Race Ethnic Differences
Race Ethnic Categories
categories
bureau
Public Administration
Pacific Islander Americans
group
policy
Black English
OMB Directive
EEOC Policy
Bl Ac
Black English Vernacular
practices
Race Ethnic Data
Black Racial Groups
Policy Issues
administrative
Japanese American Parent
census
OMB Definition
Race Ethnic Identification
Race Ethnic Group
ISBN:0765608006, 0765608014, 9780765608017, 9780765608000
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Summary:What do we mean in the U.S. today when we use the terms "race" and "ethnicity"? What do we mean, and what do we understand, when we use the five standard race-ethnic categories: White, Black, Asian, Native American, and Hispanic? Most federal and state data collection agencies use these terms without explicit attention, and thereby create categories of American ethnicity for political purposes. Davora Yanow argues that "race" and "ethnicity" are socially constructed concepts, not objective, scientifically-grounded variables, and do not accurately represent the real world. She joins the growing critique of the unreflective use of "race" and "ethnicity" in American policymaking through an exploration of how these terms are used in everyday practices. Her book is filled with current examples and analyses from a wealth of social institutions: health care, education, criminal justice, and government at all levels. The questions she raises for society and public policy are endless. Yanow maintains that these issues must be addressed explicitly, publicly, and nationally if we are to make our policy and administrative institutions operate more effectively.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-245) and index
ISBN:0765608006
0765608014
9780765608017
9780765608000
DOI:10.4324/9781315705460