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Social trends in American life [[electronic resource] ] : findings from the General Social Survey since 1972 / / edited by Peter V. Marsden
| Social trends in American life [[electronic resource] ] : findings from the General Social Survey since 1972 / / edited by Peter V. Marsden |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.3/8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | MarsdenPeter V |
| Soggetto topico |
Public opinion - United States
Social surveys - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
American South
American adults American life American public First Amendment General Social Survey Protestants Republicans Southerners U.S. society adult intelligence behavior blacks conservatism conservatives crime rates education egalitarianism employee well-being equal treatment family income female roles free expression gender roles government programs happiness levels happiness informal social connectedness institutional confidence interpersonal networks job satisfaction job security labor force participation liberals moderates national spending nonconformity organized religion political attitude political conservatism precarious employment public opinion public trust punishment quality of life race racial attitudes racial equality religion religious affiliation religious diversity religious organizations religious rituals social attitudes social networks social order social trends socializing sociopolitical attitudes test performance tolerance unemployment verbal knowledge vocabulary test white Americans |
| ISBN |
1-283-54996-4
9786613862419 1-4008-4556-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Introduction and Overview / Marsden, Peter V. -- Trends in Social and Political Orientations -- 2. On the Seemingly Relentless Progress in Americans' Support for Free Expression, 1972-2006 / Davis, James A. -- 3. The Real Record on Racial Attitudes / Bobo, Lawrence D. / Charles, Camille Z. / Krysan, Maria / Simmons, Alicia D. -- 4. Gender Role Attitudes since 1972: Are Southerners Distinctive? / Campbell, Karen E. / Marsden, Peter V. -- 5. Public Opinion in the "Age of Reagan": Political Trends 1972-2006 / Manza, Jeff / Heerwig, Jennifer A. / McCabe, Brian J. -- 6. Crime, Punishment, and Social Disorder: Crime Rates and Trends in Public Opinion over More Than Three Decades / Wright, James D. / Jasinski, Jana L. / Lanier, Drew Noble -- Changes in Confidence and Connections -- 7. Trends in Confidence in Institutions, 1973-2006 / Smith, Tom W. -- 8. Continuity and Change in American Religion, 1972-2008 / Chaves, Mark / Anderson, Shawna -- 9. Trends in Informal Social Participation, 1974-2008 / Marsden, Peter V. / Srivastava, Sameer B. -- Stability and Flux in Social Indicators -- 10. Income, Age, and Happiness in America / Firebaugh, Glenn / Tach, Laura -- 11. Religion and Happiness / Hout, Michael / Greeley, Andrew -- 12. Labor Force Insecurity and U.S. Work Attitudes, 1970's-2006 / Kalleberg, Arne L. / Marsden, Peter V. -- 13. Population Trends in Verbal Intelligence in the United States / Alwin, Duane F. / Pacheco, Julianna -- Appendix: The General Social Survey Project / Marsden, Peter V. / Smith, Tom W. -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785623303321 |
| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Water and American government : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / / Donald J. Pisani
| Water and American government : the Reclamation Bureau, national water policy, and the West, 1902-1935 / / Donald J. Pisani |
| Autore | Pisani Donald J |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 394 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina | 333.91/15/0978 |
| Soggetto topico |
Reclamation of land - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century
Water-supply - Government policy - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1930s
agriculture american west arable land arizona boulder dam bureau of indian affairs bureau of reclamation california carey act drought ecology family farms farming communities farming frontier government programs irrigation projects land development land management native americans nature nonfiction pima politics public works rupert idaho rural social program teddy roosevelt the new deal twin falls urban america us history water policy water rights water use water western history yakima |
| ISBN |
0-520-92758-3
9786612356636 1-282-35663-1 1-59734-989-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Saving lost lives : irrigation and the ideology of homemaking -- The perils of public works : Federal reclamation, 1902-1909 -- Case studies in irrigation and community : Twin Falls and Rupert -- An administrative morass : Federal reclamation, 1909-1917 -- Boom, bust and boom : Federal reclamation, 1917-1935 -- Uneasy allies : the Reclamation Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs -- Case studies in water and power : the Yakima and the Pima -- Wiring the new West : the strange career of public power -- Gateway to the hydraulic age : water politics, 1920-1935 -- Conclusion : retrospect and significance. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780377203321 |
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| Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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