Multiple measures of ethnoracial classification in Latin America

Today, most Latin American countries have begun to recognize ethnoracial distinctions, disadvantages and discrimination and they have begun to collect ethnoracial data, in what has been called the multicultural turn. Without such data, activists have claimed, governments could easily turn a blind ey...

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Published in:	Ethnic and racial studies Vol. 40; no. 13; pp. 2340 - 2346
Main Author:	Telles, Edward E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London Routledge 21-10-2017 Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:	Classification Ethnicity Ethnography Latin American studies Measurement Multiculturalism & pluralism Race Racial discrimination Racial inequality Latin America
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Summary:	Today, most Latin American countries have begun to recognize ethnoracial distinctions, disadvantages and discrimination and they have begun to collect ethnoracial data, in what has been called the multicultural turn. Without such data, activists have claimed, governments could easily turn a blind eye to racial inequality and stick to a national mestizaje narrative of non-discrimination, racial harmony and equality.
ISSN:	0141-9870 1466-4356
DOI:	10.1080/01419870.2017.1344275