Tag: Ellis Monk

  • John Minchillo The Associated Press The number of Americans who identified as more than one race nearly doubled to 13.5 million people between 2010 and 2020, and did double or more in 34 states and the District of Columbia, a Stateline analysis of census figures shows.

  • Today, we’re introducing a next step in our commitment to image equity and improving representation across our products. In partnership with Harvard professor and sociologist Dr. Ellis Monk, we’re releasing a new skin tone scale designed to be more inclusive of the spectrum of skin tones we see in our society. Dr. Monk has been…

  • The Cost of Color: Skin Color, Discrimination, and Health among African-Americans American Journal of Sociology Volume 121, Number 2 (September 2015) pages 396-444 DOI: 10.1086/682162 Ellis P. Monk Jr., Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Chicago In this study, the author uses a nationally representative survey to examine the relationship(s) between skin tone,…

  • Skin Tone Stratification among Black Americans, 2001–2003 Social Forces Volume 92, Number 4, June 2014 pages 1313-1337 Ellis P. Monk Jr., Provost’s Postdoctoral Scholar in Sociology University of Chicago In the past few decades, a dedicated collection of scholars have examined the matter of skin tone stratification within the black American population and found that…