Racial Composition
Scope Note:
Proportional representation of racial groups within an institutional or spatial entity, e.g., school, town, district, etc. (Note: Do not confuse with "Racial Distribution," the dispersal of groups among entities -- prior to Mar80, the use of this term was not restricted by a Scope Note)
Category: Human Geography
Broader Terms DemographyNarrower Terms N/AUse this term instead of Racial Balance (2004)Racial Imbalance | Related Terms Affirmative ActionBusing Disproportionate Representation Neighborhood Integration Population Distribution Race Racial Distribution Racial Factors Racial Integration Racial Relations Residential Patterns School Desegregation Tokenism |
Added to ERIC: 7/1/1966