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  • The collection of race-based data in the USA: a call for radical change

    The collection of race-based data in the USA: a call for radical change Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 37, Issue 10, 2014 Special Issue: Ethnic and Racial Studies Review pages 1839-1846 DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2014.932407 Peter Aspinall, Emeritus Reader in Population Health University of Kent, United Kingdom Carter, Greg, The United States of the United Races: A Utopian…

  • ‘Mixed race’, ‘mixed origins’ or what? Generic terminology for the multiple racial/ethnic group population

    A broad range of terms have been proposed and debated for the ‘mixed race’ population. Dissatisfaction with ‘mixed race’, the term most widely used but contested on the grounds that it references the now discredited concept of ‘race’, has led to the search for an alternative.

  • Concepts, terminology, and classifications for the ‘mixed’ ethnic or racial group

    Concepts, terminology, and classifications for the ‘mixed’ ethnic or racial group Journal of Epidemiolgy and Community Health Volume 64, Issue 6 (2010) Pages 557-560 DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.088294 Peter J. Aspinall, Reader in Population Health Centre for Health Services Studies University of Kent, United Kingdom Background: The way to categorise people born of inter-ethnic and racial unions…

  • Transcending blackness: from the new millennium mulatta to the exceptional multiracial [Aspinall Review]

    Transcending blackness: from the new millennium mulatta to the exceptional multiracial [Aspinall Review] Ethnic and Racial Studies Volume 37, Issue 5, 2014 pages 850-851 DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2013.831934 Peter J. Aspinall, Emeritus Reader in Population Health University of Kent, UK Transcending blackness: from the new millennium mulatta to the exceptional multiracial, by Ralina L. Joseph. Durham and…

  • The Social Evolution of the Term “Half-Caste” in Britain: The Paradox of its Use as Both Derogatory Racial Category and Self-Descriptor

    The Social Evolution of the Term “Half-Caste” in Britain: The Paradox of its Use as Both Derogatory Racial Category and Self-Descriptor Journal of Historical Sociology Volume 26, Issue 4 (December 2013) pages 503–526 DOI: 10.1111/johs.12033 Peter J. Aspinall, Emeritus Reader in Population Health University of Kent, UK The term “half-caste” had its origins in nineteenth…

  • The operationalization of race and ethnicity concepts in medical classification systems: issues of validity and utility

    The operationalization of race and ethnicity concepts in medical classification systems: issues of validity and utility Health Informatics Journal Volume 11, Number 4 (December 2005) pages 259-274 DOI: 10.1177/1460458205055688 Peter J. Aspinall, Emeritus Reader in Population Health University of Kent, UK This article looks at the operationalization of race and ethnicity concepts in medical classification…

  • Mixed Race Identities

    This book investigates the ethnic and racial options exercised by young mixed race people in higher education in Britain, and it is the first to explore the identifications and experiences of various types of mixed race individuals. It reveals the diverse ways in which these young people identify and experience their mixed status, the complex…

  • Is race a ‘salient…’ or ‘dominant identity’ in the early 21st century: The evidence of UK survey data on respondents’ sense of who they are

    Is race a ‘salient…’ or ‘dominant identity’ in the early 21st century: The evidence of UK survey data on respondents’ sense of who they are Social Science Research Available online 2012-11-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2012.10.007 Peter J. Aspinall, Emeritus Reader in Population Health Centre for Health Services Studies University of Kent Miri Song, Professor of Sociology University…

  • Mix-d: Museum: Timeline

    Mix-d: Museum: Timeline Mix-d: Museum Mix-d: 2012-06-30 This work-in-progress Timeline draws on material from a British Academy project conducted by Dr. Chamion Caballero (Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, London South Bank University) and Dr. Peter Aspinall (University of Kent) which explored the presence of mixed race people, couples and families in the early…

  • Mix-d: Museum

    Mix-d: Museum Mix-d:™ 2012-02-27 Chamion Caballero, Senior Research Fellow London South Bank University Peter Aspinall, Reader in Population Health at the Centre for Health Services Studies University of Kent, UK The overall aim of the project is to explore the potential of translating knowledge through technology. Working together with Mix-d, the team will draw on…