Measuring ethnicity: challenges and opportunities for survey research

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Measuring ethnic identity in social surveys has traditionally been problematic, often using a single question and allowing the respondent to choose one category from a pre-defined list. In this paper we discuss the rationale for and limitations of measuring a complex and multi-dimensional concept with a simple, uni-dimensional question. We propose that operationalising ethnicity as multi-dimensional requires multiple questions to capture the complexity of the concept. Giving researchers a number of different measures enables them to focus on the dimensions of interest to them, and has the potential to open up the rich resources of theoretically-robust survey research to researchers from a range of disciplines concerned with questions of ethnic identification.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Umfang: Seite(n): 1332-1349
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Ethnic and Racial Studies, 33(8)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Erhebungstechniken und Analysetechniken der Sozialwissenschaften ; Migration

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Burton, Jonathan ; Nandi, Alita ; Platt, Lucinda
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wo): Vereinigtes Königreich
• (wann): 2010

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870903527801
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-215805
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 21.06.2024, 16:27 MESZ