Estimating the stability of census-based racial/ethnic classifications: The case of Brazil

Population Studies

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-343

  Magno de Carvalho, José Alberto ^a   Wood, Charles H ^b   Cristina, Flávia ^c   Andrade, Drumond ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazil; Ethnicity; Identity; International migration; Minority population; Race; Racial classification; Skin colour; Social exclusion; Stability of census racial categories

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; ETHNICITY; RACIAL IDENTITY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 7544242248     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472042000272375     Document Type: Article

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