Measuring Race and Ethnicity [electronic resource] / by Larry E. Davis, Rafael J. Engel.
By: Davis, Larry E [author.].
Contributor(s): Engel, Rafael J [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011Description: XVIII, 198p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781441966971.Subject(s): Philosophy (General) | Consciousness | Psychology | Personality and Social PsychologyDDC classification: 155.2 | 302 Online resources: Click here to access online Asian and Pacific Islanders.-Hispanics -- African Americans -- Caucasians -- Native Americans -- Generic.
Racial and ethnic issues stand at the core of social, political, and economic concerns in an increasingly diverse America. Accordingly, how individuals from the various ethnic groups regard themselves—and others—is a salient focus of research studies across the disciplines. Measuring Race and Ethnicity gathers psychological measures of common phenomena such as racial identity, acculturation, and intra- and intergroup relations enabling researchers to compare concepts across groups and better evaluate differences and disparities. Most of the instruments date from the 1990s and later, while a number of still-useful earlier scales are included. Taken together, these tools strengthen a wide evidence base, and point to areas where new scales are warranted. Included in this volume: -Fourteen measures for African Americans, such as the Rejection Sensitivity Race Questionnaire and the Cultural Mistrust Inventory -Nine Caucasian-specific instruments, including the Race and Politics Survey and the Being White in America Scale -Nineteen acculturation scales for Latinos, some specific to Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Chicanos -Eight Asian/Pacific Islander measures, including the Race-Related Stressor Scale and the Intergenerational Congruence in Immigrant Families Scale. -The Native American Acculturation Scale -Twenty-two generic measures, including the Experience of Discrimination Scale and the Scale of Ethnocultural Empathy Researchers in psychology, social work, and public health examining cultural and race-related topics will find an immediately relevant source of valid and reliable scales in Measuring Race and Ethnicity.
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