Greetings,
I teach a freshmen-level course integrating
economics with ethics. Is anyone willing to recommend a
free web site exists on basic micro and macro-economic
principles? Thank you in advance?
Bruce
On Thu, 4 Mar 1999 07:03:10 -0500 Charles Wankel
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cxx@BELLATLANTIC.NET> wrote:
> 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;88:1308&SHY;1313). >
> 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
> listmaster mg-ed-dv >
wankelc@stjohns.edu
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