The Race Variable - How Statistical Practices Reinforce Inequality

Jay S. Kaufman offers a clear and accessible guide to understanding the use and abuse of statistics on racial and ethnic disparities.

About the author

Jay S. Kaufman is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health at McGill University. A former president of the Society for Epidemiological Research, he is an editor of the journal Epidemiology and coeditor of the textbook Methods in Social Epidemiology (second edition, 2017).

Product details

• Authors: Jay Kaufman
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 18.11.2025
• EAN: 9780231213622
• ISBN: 978-0-231-21362-2
• Illustrations: 43 b&w illustrations
• Series: Race, Inequality, and Health
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Medical research, Epidemiology & medical statistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research, MEDICAL / Biostatistics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Statistics, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Social research & statistics, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Social research and statistics, Epidemiology and Medical statistics