Bruce Clemens at JMU in Virginia wrote:
I'm planning to do a study on the relationship between the color of one's
skin and ... income and education. Does anyone care to offer
operationalizations of skin color or help me in my literature search?
Bruce:
A google.com search turned up:
http://www.apha.org/news/publications/journal/krieger.htm
which details a study which found that: "Skin color was not associated with
self-reported experiences of racial discrimination in 5 of 7 specified
situations (getting a job, at work, getting housing, getting medical care,
in a public setting). Only moderate associations existed between darker skin
color and being working class, having low income or low education, and being
male (risk ratios under 2).(Am J Public Health. 1998;88:1308­1313).
My favorite part of is that having darker skin moderately increases the risk
of being male!
Cybercollegially,
Charlie Wankel
St. John's University--New York City
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wankelc@stjohns.edu