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

Standort
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
Umfang
Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Ethnic and Racial Studies ; 33 (2010) 8 ; 1332-1349

Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wo)
Mannheim
(wann)
2010
Urheber
Burton, Jonathan
Nandi, Alita
Platt, Lucinda

DOI
10.1080/01419870903527801
URN
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-215805
Rechteinformation
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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Beteiligte

  • Burton, Jonathan
  • Nandi, Alita
  • Platt, Lucinda

Entstanden

  • 2010

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