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America becoming : racial trends and their consequences . Volume 1 / / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell, editor.s



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Titolo: America becoming : racial trends and their consequences . Volume 1 / / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell, editor.s Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : National Academies Press, , 2001
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (560 pages) : illustrations
Disciplina: 305.800973
Soggetto topico: Minorities - United States - Social conditions - Research
Minorities - United States - Economic conditions - Research
Soggetto geografico: United States Race relations Research Congresses
United States Ethnic relations Research Congresses
United States Population Statistics Congresses
Persona (resp. second.): WilsonWilliam J. <1935->
MitchellFaith
SmelserNeil J.
Note generali: Papers based on the Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States, held in October 1998.
Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Nota di contenuto: Terminology Used in This Report -- Introduction -- An Overview of Trends in Social and Economic Well-Being, by Race -- An Overview of Racial and Ethnic Demographic Trends -- Hispanics in a Multicultural Society: A New American Dilemma? -- Trends Among American Indians in the United States -- Political Trends and Electoral Issues of the Asian Pacific American Population -- 7 Contemporary Immigration and the Dynamics of Race and Ethnicity -- The Changing Meaning of Race -- Racial Attitudes and Relations at the Close of the Twentieth Century -- Racial Trends and Scapegoating: Bringing in a Comparative Focus -- Affirmative Action: Legislative History, Judicial Interpretations, Public Consensus -- Test-Score Trends Along Racial Lines, 1971 to 1996: Popular Culture and Community Academic Standards -- Residential Segregation and Neighborhood Conditions in U.S. Metropolitan Areas -- Geography and Opportunity -- APPENDIX A Acronyms.
Titolo autorizzato: America becoming  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-309-17293-4
1-282-08149-7
9786612081491
0-309-50455-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910778618603321
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