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A 3 page research paper that presents a 1 page summary of "Immigration, intermarriage and the challenges of measuring racial/ethnic identities" by M.C. Waters (2007). This is followed by a 1 page outline and the paper concludes by discussing this article in relation to 3 additional sources that support the information offered. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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immigration law that brought about these changes and what they are, which includes the problem of immigrants from multiracial societies learning how to classify their ancestry by American standards. Waters
then addresses the topic of intermarriage and how this complicates the issue of racial/ethnic identification, and also the fact that how the way in which racial and ethnic groups are
conceptualized as changed over time. The next section describes the way in which ancestry is typically reported on census forms and the final section concludes by relating the implications of
how multi-race is reported. Throughout the article, Waters indicates the complexity of this topic, such as the fact that when people marry, many women change the ancestry they indicate
to match that of their spouse. Therefore, demographic studies of intermarriage, which accepts these statements at face value, rather than measuring the incidence of ethnicity affecting choice of spouse, may
be measuring the choice of ethnic identification. I. Introduction: The new question on the 2000 census addresses the fact that major changes have occurred demographically, but also presents researchers with
challenges. II. Immigration a. 1965 Immigration Law initiated changes that resulted in an increase in immigration. b. Future demographic composition of the population will reflect how immigrants and
their children self-identify. III. Intermarriage a. Incidence of intermarriage is increasing and affects the way in which racial/ethnic identity is conceptualized. IV. Assimilation in the Past a. Groups, which were
once thought of "racial groups," such as the Irish, are now considered "ethnic groups." b. Ethnic identity is rapidly becoming a matter of choice, particularly in regards to Whites. V.
Ancestry Data a. There are inconsistencies between the ethnicity that parents indicate for themselves and what they indicate for their children. VI. Implications for Multiple-Race Reporting. a. Due to the
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