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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (560 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 305.8/00973
• 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 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
• 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.: 9910827494603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II