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1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations |
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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 [and others] ; 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 [and others] |
| Summary |
Publisher's description: 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 1 covers demographic trends, immigration, racial attitudes, and the geography of opportunity. Volume 2 deals with the criminal justice system, the labor market, welfare, and health trends. Both books will be of great interest to educators, scholars, researchers, students, social scientists, and policymakers |
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racial trends in the United States |
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America becoming |
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racial trends and their consequences |
| Notes |
Papers based on the Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States, held in October 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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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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Ethnic groups.
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Research.
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Minorities.
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Race Relations -- trends
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Minority Groups
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Ethnicity
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Research
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minorities.
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ethnic groups.
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research (function)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Ethnic relations -- Research
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Population
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Race relations -- Research
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Nationale Minderheit
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Multikulturelle Gesellschaft
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Minorities -- Research -- United States -- Congresses
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Minorities -- United States -- Economic conditions -- Congresses
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Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions -- Congresses
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United States -- Race relations -- Research -- Congresses
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United States -- Ethnic relations -- Research -- Congresses
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United States -- Population -- Statistics -- Congresses
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United States |
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United States
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USA
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United States -- Ethnic relations -- Research -- Congresses
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United States -- Population -- Statistics -- Congresses
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United States -- Race relations -- Research -- Congresses
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Statistics.
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Actes de congrès.
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Statistiques.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Smelser, Neil J.
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Wilson, William J., 1935-
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Mitchell, Faith, 1952-
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National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
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Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States (1998 : Washington, D.C.)
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| ISBN |
9780309504225 |
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0309504228 |
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