Racial Classification Is a Political Issue

question 57

Essay

Racial classification is a political issue.Compare the Canadian census,in its treatment of racial categories,to the U.S.census.What do you think would be the political consequences of using one census over another? The election of Barack Obama to the U.S.presidency in 2008 has rekindled many public discussions on race in the United States.What is the substance of these discussions? What are the terms of the debate?

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