03595nam 2200721 450 991046547550332120210421212610.01-78539-098-80-520-95910-810.1525/9780520959101(CKB)3710000000214183(EBL)1711044(SSID)ssj0001289537(PQKBManifestationID)12602391(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001289537(PQKBWorkID)11227409(PQKB)11120002(MiAaPQ)EBC1711044(DE-B1597)521074(OCoLC)886107553(DE-B1597)9780520959101(Au-PeEL)EBL1711044(CaPaEBR)ebr10904650(CaONFJC)MIL633798(EXLCZ)99371000000021418320140910h20142014 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrA portrait of America the demographic perspective /John IcelandOakland, California :University of California Press,2014.©20141 online resource (294 p.)Sociology in the 21st CenturyDescription based upon print version of record.0-520-27819-4 0-520-27818-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. American Demographic Growth --2. The American Family --3. Gender Inequality --4. Economic Well-Being --5. Immigration and Growing Diversity --6. Racial and Ethnic Inequality --7. Migration and Residential Segregation --8. Health and Mortality --Conclusion --Notes --References --IndexPortrait of America describes our nation's changing population and examines through a demographic lens some of our most pressing contemporary challenges, ranging from poverty and economic inequality to racial tensions and health disparities. Celebrated author John Iceland covers various topics, including America's historical demographic growth; the American family today; gender inequality; economic well-being; immigration and diversity; racial and ethnic inequality; internal migration and residential segregation; and health and mortality. The discussion of these topics is informed by several sources, including an examination of household survey data, and by syntheses of existing published material, both quantitative and qualitative. Iceland discusses the current issues and controversies around these themes, highlighting their role in everyday debates taking place in Congress, the media, and in American living rooms. Each chapter includes historical background, as well as a discussion of how patterns and trends in the United States compare to those in peer countries.FamiliesUnited StatesEqualityUnited StatesImmigrantsUnited StatesSocial conditionsRace discriminationUnited StatesPovertyUnited StatesUnited StatesPopulationElectronic books.FamiliesEqualityImmigrantsSocial conditions.Race discriminationPoverty304.60973Iceland John1970-1038167MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465475503321A portrait of America2459583UNINA