The measure of America 2010-2011 [[electronic resource] ] : mapping risks and resilience american human development project / / Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps |
Autore | Lewis Kristen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.0973/090512 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Burd-SharpsSarah |
Collana | Social Science Research Council |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - United States
Social indicators - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-8147-6505-X
0-8147-8381-3 1-78034-534-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Measure of America, 2010-2011 -- Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Key Findings -- INTRODUCTION. Human Development in America Today -- Introduction -- Part I: Understanding Human Development -- Measuring Human Development -- Part II: Reducing Risks, Increasing Resilience -- Safeguarding the Capabilities We Have -- Overcoming Barriers to Access -- Conclusion -- Dashboard of Risks -- CHAPTER 1. What the American Human Development Index Reveals -- Introduction -- Historical Trends: A Half Century of Development Progress -- Presenting American Human Development Index Scores -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2. A Long and Healthy Life -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Health Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- PART II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Health -- Risks Facing Men -- Risks Facing People with Low Socioeconomic Status -- Risks Facing People with Persistent and Severe Mental Illness -- Risks Facing African Americans -- Risks Facing Native Americans -- Increasing Resilience in Health: What Will It Take? -- CHAPTER 3. Access to Knowledge -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Education Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- Part II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge -- Preschool Education: Getting It Right from the Start -- Success in High School: The Bare Minimum -- College: Enrollment, Persistence, and Success -- Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge: What Will It Take? -- CHAPTER 4. A Decent Standard of Living -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Income Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- Reducing Risks for Children and Adolescents -- Working Years and Family Balance: Getting a Strong Foothold in the Job Market and Investing in the Future -- Retirement Security: Freedom and Choices in the Golden Years -- Increasing Resilience in Standard of Living: What Will It Take? -- CONCLUSION. Agenda for Action: Reducing Risks, Building Resilience -- Human Development Indicators -- AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX -- U.S. INDICATOR TABLES -- OECD INDICATOR TABLES -- References -- Methodological Notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index to Indicators -- Maps At-A-Glance -- A Day in the Life -- WHO ARE WE? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463905703321 |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2010 | ||
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The measure of America 2010-2011 [[electronic resource] ] : mapping risks and resilience american human development project / / Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps |
Autore | Lewis Kristen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.0973/090512 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Burd-SharpsSarah |
Collana | Social Science Research Council |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - United States
Social indicators - United States |
ISBN |
0-8147-6505-X
0-8147-8381-3 1-78034-534-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Measure of America, 2010-2011 -- Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Key Findings -- INTRODUCTION. Human Development in America Today -- Introduction -- Part I: Understanding Human Development -- Measuring Human Development -- Part II: Reducing Risks, Increasing Resilience -- Safeguarding the Capabilities We Have -- Overcoming Barriers to Access -- Conclusion -- Dashboard of Risks -- CHAPTER 1. What the American Human Development Index Reveals -- Introduction -- Historical Trends: A Half Century of Development Progress -- Presenting American Human Development Index Scores -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2. A Long and Healthy Life -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Health Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- PART II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Health -- Risks Facing Men -- Risks Facing People with Low Socioeconomic Status -- Risks Facing People with Persistent and Severe Mental Illness -- Risks Facing African Americans -- Risks Facing Native Americans -- Increasing Resilience in Health: What Will It Take? -- CHAPTER 3. Access to Knowledge -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Education Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- Part II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge -- Preschool Education: Getting It Right from the Start -- Success in High School: The Bare Minimum -- College: Enrollment, Persistence, and Success -- Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge: What Will It Take? -- CHAPTER 4. A Decent Standard of Living -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Income Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- Reducing Risks for Children and Adolescents -- Working Years and Family Balance: Getting a Strong Foothold in the Job Market and Investing in the Future -- Retirement Security: Freedom and Choices in the Golden Years -- Increasing Resilience in Standard of Living: What Will It Take? -- CONCLUSION. Agenda for Action: Reducing Risks, Building Resilience -- Human Development Indicators -- AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX -- U.S. INDICATOR TABLES -- OECD INDICATOR TABLES -- References -- Methodological Notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index to Indicators -- Maps At-A-Glance -- A Day in the Life -- WHO ARE WE? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788367803321 |
Lewis Kristen
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New York, : New York University Press, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The measure of America 2010-2011 : mapping risks and resilience american human development project / / Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps |
Autore | Lewis Kristen |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : New York University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (337 p.) |
Disciplina | 306.0973/090512 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Burd-SharpsSarah |
Collana | Social Science Research Council |
Soggetto topico |
Quality of life - United States
Social indicators - United States |
ISBN |
0-8147-6505-X
0-8147-8381-3 1-78034-534-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The Measure of America, 2010-2011 -- Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Key Findings -- INTRODUCTION. Human Development in America Today -- Introduction -- Part I: Understanding Human Development -- Measuring Human Development -- Part II: Reducing Risks, Increasing Resilience -- Safeguarding the Capabilities We Have -- Overcoming Barriers to Access -- Conclusion -- Dashboard of Risks -- CHAPTER 1. What the American Human Development Index Reveals -- Introduction -- Historical Trends: A Half Century of Development Progress -- Presenting American Human Development Index Scores -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER 2. A Long and Healthy Life -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Health Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- PART II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Health -- Risks Facing Men -- Risks Facing People with Low Socioeconomic Status -- Risks Facing People with Persistent and Severe Mental Illness -- Risks Facing African Americans -- Risks Facing Native Americans -- Increasing Resilience in Health: What Will It Take? -- CHAPTER 3. Access to Knowledge -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Education Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- Part II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge -- Preschool Education: Getting It Right from the Start -- Success in High School: The Bare Minimum -- College: Enrollment, Persistence, and Success -- Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge: What Will It Take? -- CHAPTER 4. A Decent Standard of Living -- Introduction -- Part I: What the Income Index Reveals -- Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity -- What Fuels These Gaps? -- Reducing Risks for Children and Adolescents -- Working Years and Family Balance: Getting a Strong Foothold in the Job Market and Investing in the Future -- Retirement Security: Freedom and Choices in the Golden Years -- Increasing Resilience in Standard of Living: What Will It Take? -- CONCLUSION. Agenda for Action: Reducing Risks, Building Resilience -- Human Development Indicators -- AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX -- U.S. INDICATOR TABLES -- OECD INDICATOR TABLES -- References -- Methodological Notes -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index to Indicators -- Maps At-A-Glance -- A Day in the Life -- WHO ARE WE? |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820401903321 |
Lewis Kristen
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New York, : New York University Press, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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