Christian America in Black and White: Racial Identity, Religious-National Group Boundaries, and Explanations for Racial Inequality

Quantifying Explanations for Black-White Wealth Inequality∗

The black-white wealth gap is large, and regressions of wealth on income and demographics can explain only a fraction of it. A standard Blinder-Oaxaca decomposition finds that the average black household, with $45,467 in net wealth, would have $67,975 (i.e. 49.5% more) if it were white but other characteristics were unchanged. Many explanations for this gap have been proposed, but few have been...

Identity and Racial Harassment

Identity and Racial Harassment In a 1996 survey of U.S. military personnel, more than 65 percent experienced racially offensive behavior, and approximately one-in-ten reported threatening incidents or careerrelated racial discrimination. Perceived racial harassment is driven by social classifications that extend beyond racial group membership. While race clearly matters, there is also diversity...

NEA presidential address: identity, markets, and persistent racial inequality

the role of effective social factors in shaping racial and national identity ofteachers

the present article employs sociological, socio-psychological and anthropological theories design a theoretical framework and model with due regard to theoretical viewpoints and experimental resources and proposes hypotheses on the basis of them. the integrative research method includes a survey and historical study. the population includes 404 teachers related to 6 tribal groups: curd, fars, t...

Ethnic identity and racial attitudes in a minority group of mixed racial origin.

Limited information exists on the racial attitudes and ethnic identities of groups of mixed racial origin. The present research tested the hypotheses that the construct of ethnic identity is valid among such groups and that ethnic identity is related to out-group prejudice, as predicted by social identity theory. The Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, the Anti-White Scale, and the Subtle Racis...