Sunday, April 3, 2011

Race vs. ethnicity

A reader sent along this link, http://anthro.palomar.edu/ethnicity/ethnic_1.htm, and suggested that it be read very slowly and carefully. It's an overview that might help clarify the usefulness of data collection about what we are calling "race" in this discussion about labeling persons by "race".

The reader's position is that the category on the tickets should be labeled Ethnicity, not Race.

Palomar College is located in San Marcos (San Diego County), Calif. and is part of the Palomar Community College District.

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