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Title:

America becoming : racial trends and their consequences / Neil J. Smelser, William Julius Wilson, and Faith Mitchell, editors.

Publisher:

National Academy Press,

Copyright Date:

c2001

Description:

2 v. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Minorities--United States--Research--Research--Congresses.
Minorities--United States--Research--Research--Congresses.
United States--Research--Research--Congresses.
United States--Research--Research--Congresses.
United States--Population.--Congresses.--Congresses.

Other Authors:

Smelser, Neil J.
Wilson, William J., 1935-
Mitchell, Faith.
National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education.
Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States (1998 : Washington, D.C.)

Notes:

Papers based on the Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States, held October 15-16, 1998. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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 Herbert 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 ... [et al.].

ISBN:

9780309068406 (v. 2 : pbk.)
0309068401 (v. 2 : pbk.)
9780309068390 (v. 2)
0309068398 (v. 2)
9780309068383 (v. 1 : pbk.)
030906838X (v. 1 : pbk.)
9780309064958 (v. 1)
0309064953 (v. 1)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)44713119

LCCN:

00010549

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)