By Nathan Glazer (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The first round of responses on the question of whether and how the racial/ethnic categories in the Census and other government statistics should be modified shows the enormous problems involved in getting agreement on any set of categories. We have moved from the first Census of 1790, and a situation in which we … [Read more...] about “On the Census Race and Ethnic Categories” by Nathan Glazer (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
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“Racial/Ethnic Categories: Do They Matter to Health?” by Carol C. Korenbrot (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
By Carol C. Korenbrot (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Race and ethnic data play an important role in national, state and some local health policies. A number of public databases document differences in health status and services among different racial and ethnic groups, and many of the differences indicate a need to prioritize policies for different ethnic … [Read more...] about “Racial/Ethnic Categories: Do They Matter to Health?” by Carol C. Korenbrot (March-April 1995 P&R Issue)
Is Racism Permanent? (November-December 1993 P&R Issue)
Watching children chained to each other in Chicago's Juvenile Court causes me to think of Derrick Bell. The racialized image of bondage, slavery and chain gangs evoked by the passage of these youths is unavoidable. Yet hundreds of committed employees carry on each day, undismayed by this silent assault on the dignity of children. I hear Professor Bell whisper to me when I … [Read more...] about Is Racism Permanent? (November-December 1993 P&R Issue)
