Measuring ethnicity: challenges and opportunities for survey research
Abstract: 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
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Anmerkungen
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Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Ethnic and Racial Studies ; 33 (2010) 8 ; 1332-1349
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Mannheim
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2010
- Urheber
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Burton, Jonathan
Nandi, Alita
Platt, Lucinda
- DOI
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10.1080/01419870903527801
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-215805
- Rechteinformation
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Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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25.03.2025, 13:43 MEZ
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Beteiligte
- Burton, Jonathan
- Nandi, Alita
- Platt, Lucinda
Entstanden
- 2010