Racial Measurement in the American Census: Past Practices and Implications for the Future

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 29, Issue , 2003, Pages 563-588

  Snipp, C Matthew ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood quantum; Directive No. 15; Hypodescent; Multiracial

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242679734     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.29.010202.100006     Document Type: Review

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