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America becoming : racial trends and their consequences
Smelser, Neil J.
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c2001. |
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0309064953 |
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Leading scholars and commentators explore past and current trends among African Americans, Hispanics, Asian Americans, and Native Americans in the context of a White majority. This collection of papers represents the most current literature in the field. Volume I focuses on demographic trends, immigration, racial attitudes, and the geography of opportunity.
Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.
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0309064953 (v. 1)
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9780309064958 (v. 1)
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030906838X (v. 1 : pbk.)
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9780309068383 (v. 1 : pbk.)
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0309068398 (v. 2)
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9780309068390 (v. 2)
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0309068401 (v. 2 : pbk.)
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9780309068406 (v. 2 : pbk.)
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LC call number:
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E184.A1 A497 2001
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Title:
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America becoming : racial trends and their consequences / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell, editors.
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Publication info:
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Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.
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Physical description:
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2 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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General note:
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Papers based on the Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States, held in October 1998.
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General note:
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"Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council."
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Bibliography note:
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Contents:
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v. 1. Introduction / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell -- An overview of trends in social and economic well-being, by race / Rebecca M. Blank -- An overview of racial and ethnic demographic trends / Gary D. Sandefur ... [et al.] -- Hispanics in a multicultural society: a new American dilemma? / Albert M. Camarillo and Frank Bonilla -- Trends among American Indians in the United States / Russell Thornton -- Political trends and electoral issues of the Asian Pacific American population / Don T. Nakanishi -- Contemporary immigration and the dynamics of race and ethnicity / Min Zhou -- The changing meaning of race / Michael A. Omi -- Racial attitudes and relations at the close of the twentieth century / Lawrence D. Bobo -- Racial trends and scapegoating: bringing in a comparative focus / Anthony W. Marx -- Affirmative action: legislative history, judicial interpretations, public consensus / Carol M. Swain -- Test-score trends along racial lines, 1971-1996: popular culture and community academic standards / Ronald F. Ferguson -- Residential segregation and neighborhood conditions in U.S. metropolitan areas / Douglas S. Massey -- Geography and opportunity / Manuel Pastor, Jr. -- v. 2. -- Racial trends in the administration of criminal justice / Randall Kennedy -- Race and criminal justice / Alfred Blumstein -- Commentary on Randall Kennedy's overview of the justice system / Darnell F. Hawkins -- Race and ethnicity in the labor market: trends over the short and long term / James P. Smith -- Racial differences in labor market outcomes among men / Harry J. Holzer -- Racial trends in labor market and wages: women / Cecilia A. Conrad -- Ethnic and racial differences in welfare receipt in the United States / Robert A. Moffitt and Peter T. Gottschalk -- Labor force trends: the military as data / John Sibley Butler and Charles C. Moskos -- Trends in minority-owned business / Thomas D. Boston -- Wealth and racial stratification / Melvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro -- Racial and ethnic differences in health: Recent trends, current patterns future directions / Raynard S. Kington and Henry W. Nickens -- Racial and ethnic trends in children's and adolescents' behavior and development / Vonnie C. McLoyd and Betsy Lozoff -- The health of minority children in the year 2000: the role of government programs in improving the health status of America's children / Renée R. Jenkins -- Racial variations in adult health status: patterns, paradoxes and prospects / David R. Williams -- Health-care use in the veterans health administration: racial trends and the spirit of inquiry / Eugene Z. Oddone, Laura A. Petersen, and Morris Weinberger.
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Subject:
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Minorities--Social conditions--Research--United States--Congresses.
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Minorities--Economic conditions--Research--United States--Congresses.
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Subject:
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United States--Race relations--Research Congresses.
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Subject:
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United States--Ethnic relations--Research Congresses.
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Subject:
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United States--Population--Statistics Congresses.
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Personal author:
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Smelser, Neil J.
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Personal author:
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Wilson, William J., 1935-
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Personal author:
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Mitchell, Faith, 1952-
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Corporate author:
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National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
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Conference author:
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Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States (1998 : Washington, D.C.)
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Electronic access:
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http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9599.html Vol. 1
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Electronic access:
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http://www.nap.edu/catalog/9719.html Vol. 2
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