Measuring racial discrimination - Blank, Rebecca M.; Citro, Constance F. (Constance Forbes), 1942-; Dabady, Marilyn; ebrary, Inc. (Washington, DC : National Academies Press, 2004)
Introduction -- Defining race -- Defining discrimination -- Theories of discrimination -- Causal inference and the assessment of racial discrimination -- Experimental methods for assessing discrimination -- Statistical analysis of observational data -- Attitudinal and behavioral indicators of discrimination -- An illustration of methodological complexity : racial profiling -- Measurement of race by the U.S. government -- Cumulative disadvantage and racial discrimination -- Research : next steps.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Race discrimination -- Research -- Statistical methods; Electronic books