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

• Autore: Smelser Neil J
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xxviii, 492 p. : ill
• 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
• Altri autori: SmelserNeil J WilsonWilliam J. <1935-> MitchellFaith <1952->
• Note generali: Papers based on the Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States, held in October 1998.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Front Matter -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Contents Volume I -- Terminology Used in This Report -- 1 Racial Trends in the Administration of Criminal Justice -- 2 Race and Criminal Justice -- 3 Commentary on Randall Kennedy's Overview of the Justice System -- 4 Race and Ethnicity in the Labor Market: Trends Over the Short and Long Term -- 5 Racial Differences in Labor Market Outcomes Among Men -- 6 Racial Trends in Labor Market Access and Wages: Women -- 7 Ethnic and Racial Differences in Welfare Receipt in the United States -- 8 Labor Force Trends: The Military as Data -- 9 Trends in Minority-Owned Businesses -- 10 Wealth and Racial Stratification -- HERBERT W. NICKENS 1947-1999 -- 11 Racial and Ethnic Differences in Health: Recent Trends, Current Patterns, Future Directions Raynard S. Kington and Herbert W. Nickens -- 12 Racial and Ethnic Trends in Children's and Adolescents' Behavior and Development -- 13 The Health of Minority Children in the Year 2000: The Role of Government Programs in Improving the Health Status of America's Children -- 14 Racial Variations in Adult Health Status: Patterns, Paradoxes, and Prospects -- 15 Health-Care Use in the Veterans Health Administration: Racial Trends and the Spirit of Inquiry -- APPENDIX A Acronyms -- APPENDIX B Agenda: Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States -- APPENDIX C Biographical Sketches -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: America becoming
• ISBN: 0-309-17248-9; 0-309-06839-8; 0-309-50422-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825417203321
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