Title: | 'BLACK AND ETHNIC MINORITY' OR 'ASIAN, BLACK AND OTHER MINORITY ETHNIC': A FURTHER NOTE ON NOMENCLATURE; |
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Authors and Corporations: | |
In: | Sociology, 27, 1993, 4, p. 671-673 |
published: |
British Sociological Association Publications Limited
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Media Type: | Article, E-Article |
Physical Description: | 671-673 |
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ISSN: |
0038-0385
1469-8684 |
published in: | Sociology |
Language: | English |
Collection: | sid-55-col-jstoras12 JSTOR Arts & Sciences XII Archive |
<p>While accepting that there is no 'accurate' or permanent all-embracing nomenclature to describe minority ethnic groups in Britain, I argue in this paper that both the term 'black' (a relatively long-standing radical formulation) and 'black and ethnic minority' (the emerging sociological orthodoxy?) are problematic concep-tually, sociologically and politically. In making an alternative suggestion, I invite comments for improvement. Implicit in my argument is the suggestion that whatever phrase or term is used, sociologists have a responsibility to explain the assumptions on which any particular categorisation rests. Since I believe in the desirability of ethnic self-definition, I particularly welcome comments from members of groups oppressed on racial grounds.</p> |