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Author:

Fischer, Claude S., 1948-

Title:

Century of difference : how America changed in the last one hundred years / Claude S. Fischer and Michael Hout.

Publisher:

Russell Sage,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

x, 411 p : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

United States--History--20th century.
United States--Social conditions--20th century.
National characteristics, American.
Social change--United States--History--20th century.
Social conflict--United States--History--20th century.
Social stratification--United States--History--20th century.
Cultural pluralism--United States--History--20th century.

Other Authors:

Hout, Michael.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-401) and index.

Contents:

Index. Preface -- ch. 10. Introduction : The American variations, 1900 to 2000 -- ch. 2. How America expanded education and why it mattered -- ch. 3. Where Americans came from : race, immigration, and ancestry / with Jane Zavisca -- ch. 4. How Americans lived : families and life courses in flux / with Jon Stiles -- ch. 5. How Americans worked : new workers, new jobs, and new differences -- ch. 6. What Americans had : differences in living standards / with Jon Stiles -- ch. 7. Where Americans lived : the redrawing of America's social geography / with Jon Stiles -- ch. 8. How Americans prayed : religious diversity and change -- ch. 9. When Americans disagreed : cultural fragmentation and conflict -- ch. 10. Conclusion : the direction of Americans' differences -- Appendix A : Combining parametric and nonparametric regressions to study how trends differ among subpopulations -- Appendix B : Income differences or income ratios? -- Appendix C : Procedures and data for the fragmentation analysis in chapter 9 / Jane Zavisca -- Notes -- References -- Index.

ISBN:

9780871543684
0871543680

OCLC:

(OCoLC)262427598

Locations:

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)