Thinking outside the (black) box: Measuring black and multiracial identification on surveys

Social Science Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 921-944

  Campbell, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Mixed race; Multiracial; Racial identification; Racial identity; Survey design

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447517052     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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