Counting on the Census? Race, Group Identity, and the Evasion of Politics |
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| Author:
| Skerry, Peter |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8157-3335-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2000 |
| Publisher: | Brookings Institution Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.00 |
Book Description:
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Since the U.S. Constitution first instructed that a slave be counted as only three-fifths of a person, the census has been caught up in America's racial dilemmas. Today it is torn by controversies over affirmative action, evolving racial identities, and minority undercounts. In Counting on the Census? Peter Skerry confirms the persistence of ......
Since the U.S. Constitution first instructed that a slave be counted as only three-fifths of a person, the census has been caught up in America's racial dilemmas. Today it is torn by controversies over affirmative action, evolving racial identities, and minority undercounts. In Counting on the Census? Peter Skerry confirms the persistence of ......