Question

According to Eduardo Bonilla-Silva in "Rethinking Racism," surveys that attempt to measure a population’s racist attitudes are NOT adequate tools for social scientists studying racism.

a. True
b. False

Answer 1

The answer it's true

Step-by-step explanation:

Surveys ignore the fact that internal divisions exist within races, such as class and gender lines. Not all members of a race group have the same income, family and educational background. According to Bonilla-Silva, our society is "racialized" and the independent effects of race are analyzed in three ways:

1. Through a data comparisson between whites and non-whites in the same class and gender position.
2. Through an evaluation of the participation of the races in some domain of life.
3. The establishment of racial groups in a social system through the examination of social, political, economic, and ideological data.

However, the attempt to measure a population's racist attitudes with surveys provides a partical account of "race effect", As Bonilla-Silva calls it, since surveys do not reflect a significant amount of racial data.