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100			_aPrewitt, Kenneth,
245		0	_aRacial Classification in America: Where Do We Go from Here?. _cKenneth Prewitt.
260			_bDaedalus, _c2005.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2006. _nArticle 28, _pHuman Relations, _x1522-3248;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006.
500			_aOriginally Published: Racial Classification in America: Where Do We Go from Here?, Winter 2005; pp. 5-17.
520			_a"In its first national census, the young American republic not only counted its population; it racially classified it. From 1790 to 1990, the nation's demographic base changed from one decennial census to the next, and so too did the racial categories on offer. Always, however, the government held fast to two premises: First, it makes policy sense to put every American into one and only one of a limited number of discrete race groups, with the decennial census being the primary vehicle by which the counting and classifying should take place. Second, when policy treats Americans differently depending on what race they belong to, it should make use of this government classification." (DAEDALUS) This article examines the U.S. government's racial classification system, how the racial and ethnic categories used evolved over time, and what changes need to be made.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
650			_aAfrican Americans _xRace identity
650			_aCensus _xHistory
650			_aDiscrimination _xLaw and legislation
650			_aEthnicity _xClassification
650			_aHispanic Americans _xEthnic identity
650			_aImmigrants _xAttitudes toward
650			_aMinorities _xLegal status, laws, etc.
650			_aNames _xEthnological
650			_aRace awareness
650			_aRace differences
650			_aRace discrimination
610			_aU.S. Bureau of the Census
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2006, _pHuman Relations. _x1522-3248;
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