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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=104311215-13122002>Take a
look at the AFCARS categories, Pam Mayer CFSD State of
Montana</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Lisa Fontes
[mailto:lfontes@rcn.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 13, 2002 5:09
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Child Maltreatment Researchers<BR><B>Subject:</B> demographic
categories--race & culture<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been asked (informally) to help a large
U.S. organization tht works with child abuse internationally revise their
forms so the categories for ethnicity and race make sense. This is slightly
complicated by the fact that not all respondents are from the U.S,, but most
will be. Race seems relatively easy to me:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check the following categories that best apply to
you:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>White/Caucasian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Black/African/African-American</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Asian/Asian-American</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Native American/American Indian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(I am including the opportunity to check more
than one category so multiracial people can identify as such).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But do people have some suggestions about
ethnicity? As I began to think this through I realized that the boundaries
between ethicity (e.g., African American) and National origin (e.g. Jamaican
Mom and U.S. Black Dad) become fuzzy. So I was left thinking that 3 categories
are really needed: race, ethnicity, and national origin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone has worked this all out on their forms
and wouldbe willing to send me their categories, I'd be grateful not to have
to reinvent this. I'm also interested in knowing what others are thinking
about around demographics.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>THanks!<BR>Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:lfontes@rcn.com";>lfontes@rcn.com</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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<DIV><SPAN class=559341615-13122002><FONT face=Papyrus color=#000080 size=2>Our
organization continually struggles with the correct categories to use when
describing race/ethnicity. I am interested to see what you end up using in
your forms and hope that you will keep the list informed as to your selections
and reasoning. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Lisa Fontes
[mailto:lfontes@rcn.com]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 13, 2002 6:09
AM<BR><B>To:</B> Child Maltreatment Researchers<BR><B>Subject:</B> demographic
categories--race & culture<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have been asked (informally) to help a large
U.S. organization tht works with child abuse internationally revise their
forms so the categories for ethnicity and race make sense. This is slightly
complicated by the fact that not all respondents are from the U.S,, but most
will be. Race seems relatively easy to me:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Check the following categories that best apply to
you:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>White/Caucasian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Black/African/African-American</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Asian/Asian-American</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Native American/American Indian</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>(I am including the opportunity to check more
than one category so multiracial people can identify as such).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But do people have some suggestions about
ethnicity? As I began to think this through I realized that the boundaries
between ethicity (e.g., African American) and National origin (e.g. Jamaican
Mom and U.S. Black Dad) become fuzzy. So I was left thinking that 3 categories
are really needed: race, ethnicity, and national origin.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If anyone has worked this all out on their forms
and wouldbe willing to send me their categories, I'd be grateful not to have
to reinvent this. I'm also interested in knowing what others are thinking
about around demographics.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>THanks!<BR>Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><A
href="mailto:lfontes@rcn.com";>lfontes@rcn.com</A></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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You forgot Hispanic, which encompasses both race and ethnicity -- it is
usually categorized as Hispanic, white and Hispanic, non-white, but this
doesn't do justice to the multiplicity of types of Hispanics -- I think
there should be add the two Hispanic categories, then add national origina.
At 12/13/2002, Lisa Fontes wrote:
>I have been asked (informally) to help a large U.S. organization tht works
>with child abuse internationally revise their forms so the categories for
>ethnicity and race make sense. This is slightly complicated by the fact
>that not all respondents are from the U.S,, but most will be. Race seems
>relatively easy to me:
>
>Check the following categories that best apply to you:
>White/Caucasian
>Black/African/African-American
>Asian/Asian-American
>Native American/American Indian
>(I am including the opportunity to check more than one category so
>multiracial people can identify as such).
>
>But do people have some suggestions about ethnicity? As I began to think
>this through I realized that the boundaries between ethicity (e.g.,
>African American) and National origin (e.g. Jamaican Mom and U.S. Black
>Dad) become fuzzy. So I was left thinking that 3 categories are really
>needed: race, ethnicity, and national origin.
>
>If anyone has worked this all out on their forms and wouldbe willing to
>send me their categories, I'd be grateful not to have to reinvent this.
>I'm also interested in knowing what others are thinking about around
>demographics.
>THanks!
>Lisa Fontes, Ph.D.
><mailto:lfontes@rcn.com>lfontes@rcn.com