Clearer questions pertaining to sexual orientation, gender identity, race and ethnicity are one step closer to appearing on the U.S. Census. Following new categorizing standards set by the federal ...

Research using self-report or explicit measures of body image suggests African American women have a more accepting view of larger figures than non-Hispanic White (NHW) women. However, increasing ...

The relationship between language and ethnic identity has long occupied a central place in social, cultural and political thought. It is a relationship that is at once intimate and complex – uniting ...

Ethnic identity is about how people develop and experience a sense of belonging to their culture. Traditions, customs, and feelings about a person’s heritage are all important aspects of ethnic ...

Jasmine Jaing ‘22 is a biology and public health science double major at Santa Clara University and a 2021-22 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. In ...

For many women in Ethiopia, getting their first formal job doesn't just change their income; it can change how they describe ...

Ethnic identity is a multifaceted concept that describes how people develop and experience a sense of belonging to their culture. Traditions, customs, and feelings about one’s heritage are also ...

Like many kids growing up in the United States, I came of age straddling two cultures: that of my family’s country of origin, and mainstream/majority American culture. There was a significant Asian ...

*Huebert, Erin and Amy Liu. 2017. “Ethnic Identity and Attitudes toward State Institutions: Evidence of Judicial Legitimacy Among the Indigenous in Latin America.” Politics, Groups and Identities.

We all know political polarization is a problem, but studies show that Americans are less polarized than we think. What explains that misperception? A new study suggests it’s because of overly generic ...