The great demographic illusion : majority, minority, and the expanding American mainstream / Richard Alba.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alba, Richard D., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethnic groups--United States.

Ethnic groups.

Population.

History.

United States.

Multiracial people--United States.

Multiracial people.

Minorities--United States.

Minorities.

Majorities.

United States--Population--History--21st century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 312 pages : charts ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"A book that examines the growing population of mixed minority-white backgrounds and society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: The Narrative Of The Majority-Minority Society

2. The Enigma Of November 2016

3. The Power Of The Demographic Imagination

4. The Demographic Data System And The Surge Of Young Americans From Mixed Family Backgrounds

5. What We Know About Americans From Mixed Minority-White Families

6. Some Ideas And History For Understanding Today's Ethno-Racial Mixing

7. Assimilation In The Early Twenty-First Century

8. Social Policies To Broaden Mainstream Assimilation

9. Toward A New Understanding Of American Possibilities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-301) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Alba, Richard D. Great demographic illusion

ISBN:

9780691201634

0691201633

9780691206219

069120621X

OCLC:

1142950989