discriminationâ€"pervasive and open denial of civil, social, political, educational, and economic opportunities. Today, large differences among racial and ethnic groups continue to exist in employment, income and wealth, housing, education, criminal justice, health, and other areas. While many factors may contribute to such differences, their size and extent suggest that various forms of discriminatory treatment persist in U.S. society and serve to undercut the achievement of equal opportunity. Measuring Racial Discrimination considers the definition of race and racial discrimination, reviews the existing techniques used to measure racial discrimination, and identifies new tools and areas for future research. The book conducts a thorough evaluation of current methodologies for a wide range of circumstances in which racial discrimination may occur, and makes recommendations on how to better assess the presence and effects of discrimination. Table of ContentsFront MatterExecutive Summary1 IntroductionPART 1: CONCEPTS2 Defining Race3 Defining Discrimination4 Theories of DiscriminationPART II: METHODS5 Causal Inference and the Assessment of Racial Discrimination6 Experimental Methods for Assessing Discrimination7 Statistical Analysis of Observational Data8 Attitudinal and Behavioral Indicators of Discrimination9 An Illustration of Methodological Complexity: Racial ProfilingPART III: DATA COLLECTION AND RESEARCH10 Measurement of Race by the U.S. Government11 Cumulative Disadvantages and Racial Discrimination12 Research: Next StepsReferencesSelected BibliographyAppendix A: Workshop AgendaAppendix B: Biographical SketchesIndex

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