Entry:
Waters, Mary C., Ethnic Options: Choosing Identities in America. Berkeley: University of California, 1990.
Abstract:
For white Americans, choosing a particular ethnic identity stems from both a search for community and individuality. Though this choice has little impact on their lives, it is affected by the symbolic or stereotyped beliefs surrounding such ethnic groups.
GSS Years:1972-1980
Other Data Sets:
Lieberson and Waters 1986; Census 1980; Johnson 1974; CPS 1970, 1979; Waters 1986-87
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| AGE |
AGE OF RESPONDENT |
| ETHNIC |
COUNTRY OF FAMILY ORIGIN |
| BORN |
WAS R BORN IN THIS COUNTRY |
| PARBORN |
WERE RS PARENTS BORN IN THIS COUNTRY |
| GRANBORN |
HOW MANY GRANDPARENTS BORN OUTSIDE U.S. |
| PAEDUC |
"HIGHEST YEAR SCHOOL COMPLETED |
| REG16 |
"REGION OF RESIDENCE |
| RELIG |
RS RELIGIOUS PREFERENCE |
| CHILDS |
NUMBER OF CHILDREN |
| INCOME |
TOTAL FAMILY INCOME |
| PRESTIGE |
RS OCCUPATIONAL PRESTIGE SCORE (1970) |