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Official racial identification in America is based on self-identification. The data from these maps came from people filling out a form saying what race they ar
by jordanb 13y ago
Official racial identification in America is based on self-identification. The data from these maps came from people filling out a form saying what race they are. On modern census forms, people are allowed to choose multiple races, and the same holds for ethnic origin.
Some of the comments here seem to suggest that these maps come from measuring craniums and all that.
Fortunately that's one horror that didn't survive the boat trip across the ocean.
- rmc 13y agoSelf-identification is mostly the way it's done in Europe as well.
- rowanseymour 13y agoFortunately that's one horror that didn't survive the boat trip across the ocean. Actaully, Phrenology enjoyed brief but widespread popularity in the US: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology#United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology#United_States
- eru 13y agoOh, it did survice the boat trip (see e.g. paper bag parties). It only died overseas, not during transit, if at all.