http://www.michiganindependent.com/2006/11/06/socioeconomic-status-just-does-not-work-as-a-proxy-for-race/ The University of Michigan's Progressive News & Views Magazine Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:53:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.michiganindependent.com/2006/11/06/socioeconomic-status-just-does-not-work-as-a-proxy-for-race/#comment-27 Tony Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:13:26 +0000 http://www.michiganindependent.com/2006/11/06/socioeconomic-status-just-does-not-work-as-a-proxy-for-race/#comment-27 Why does looking at socioeconomic status not produce the same diversification as looking at race? I think that this is a fundamental question to ask because in this statement you are basically saying that here's this outcome, therefore this is the cause. This is a pretty powerful simplification that doesn't hold up under scrutiny. Why does looking at socioeconomic status not produce the same diversification as looking at race? I think that this is a fundamental question to ask because in this statement you are basically saying that here’s this outcome, therefore this is the cause. This is a pretty powerful simplification that doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.

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