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Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity - Cross-National Perspectives in Classifications and Identity Politics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
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Social Statistics and Ethnic Diversity - Cross-National Perspectives in Classifications and Identity Politics (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015)
Series: IMISCOE Research Series
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This open access book examines the question of collecting and
disseminating data on ethnicity and race in order to describe
characteristics of ethnic and racial groups, identify factors of
social and economic integration and implement policies to redress
discrimination. It offers a global perspective on the issue by
looking at race and ethnicity in a wide variety of historical,
country-specific contexts, including Asia, Latin America, Europe,
Oceania and North America. In addition, the book also includes
analysis on the indigenous populations of the Americas. The book
first offers comparative accounts of ethnic statistics. It compares
and empirically tests two perspectives for understanding national
ethnic enumeration practices in a global context based on national
census questionnaires and population registration forms for over
200 countries between 1990 to 2006. Next, the book explores
enumeration and identity politics with chapters that cover the
debate on ethnic and racial statistics in France, ethnic and
linguistic categories in Quebec, Brazilian ethnoracial
classification and affirmative action policies and the
Hispanic/Latino identity and the United States census. The third,
and final, part of the book examines measurement issues and
competing claims. It explores such issues as the complexity of
measuring diversity using Malaysia as an example, social
inequalities and indigenous populations in Mexico and the
demographic explosion of aboriginal populations in Canada from 1986
to 2006. Overall, the book sheds light on four main questions:
should ethnic groups be counted, how should they be counted, who is
and who is not counted and what are the political and economic
incentives for counting. It will be of interest to all students of
race, ethnicity, identity, and immigration. In addition,
researchers as well as policymakers will find useful discussions
and insights for a better understanding of the complexity of
categorization and related political and policy challenges.
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