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
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| 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| 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 |
| ISBN: | 1-282-08149-7 |
| 9786612081491 | |
| 0-309-50455-4 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455395703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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