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Constructing Race and Ethnicity in America

Constructing Race and Ethnicity in America

Dvora Yanow

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2002
Materia
Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9780765608000

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This work examines what is meant by the terms 'race' and 'ethnicity' and examines why policy makers continue to use them as if they had some scientific standing. It argues that 'race' and 'ethnicity' are socially constructed concepts, not objective, scientifically grounded variables.

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