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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: Dvora Yanow
Format: Buku Teks
Language: Bahasa Inggris
Published: M.E. Sharpe 2002
Subjects:
AMERICA, ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT POLITIK
Online Access: http://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=77261
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spelling oai:lib.umy.ac.id:772612021-06-16T13:10:06ZConstructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America: Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration Dvora YanowAMERICA, ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT POLITIKWhat 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.M.E. Sharpe2002Buku TeksISBN:0-7656-0801-4305.8 Yan cBahasa Inggrishttp://oaipmh-jogjalib.umy.ac.idkatalog.php?opo=lihatDetilKatalog&id=77261
institution Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
collection Perpustakaan Yogyakarta
language Bahasa Inggris
topic AMERICA, ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT POLITIK
spellingShingle AMERICA, ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC POLICY, GOVERNMENT POLITIK
Dvora Yanow
Constructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America: Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration
description 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.
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title Constructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America: Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration
title_short Constructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America: Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration
title_full Constructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America: Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration
title_fullStr Constructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America: Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration
title_full_unstemmed Constructing "Race" and "Ethnicity" in America: Category-Making in Public Policy and Administration
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