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Diversity and Disparities America Enters a New Century / John Logan, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Minorities--United States--History--21st century.
- Minorities.
- Families--United States--History--21st century.
- Families.
- Housing--United States--History--21st century.
- Housing.
- Income distribution--United States--History--21st century.
- Income distribution.
- United States--Economic conditions--21st century.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (492 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2015
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Russell Sage Foundation, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The United States is more diverse than ever before.Increased immigration has added to a vibrant cultural fabric, and women and minorities have made significant strides in overcoming overt discrimination.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- About the Authors
- Chapter 1 - Diversity and Inequality: Recent Shocks and Continuing Trends - John R. Logan
- Part I - The Great Recession: The Great Divide
- Chapter 2 - A Very Uneven Road: U.S. Labor Markets in the Past Thirty Years - Harry J. Holzer and Marek Hlavac
- Chapter 3 - The Middle Class: Losing Ground, Losing Wealth - Edward N. Wolff
- Chapter 4 - Median Income and Income Inequality: From 2000 and Beyond - Richard V. Burkhauser and Jeff Larrimore
- Chapter 5 - Residential Mobility in the United States and the Great Recession: A Shift to Local Moves - Michael A. Stoll
- Chapter 6 - Cohort Trends in Housing and Household Formation Since 1990 - Emily Rosenbaum
- Chapter 7 - Residential Segregation by Income, 1970-2009 - Kendra Bischoff and Sean F. Reardon
- Part II - The Persistence of Change: Dealing with Diversity
- Chapter 8 - The Divergent Paths of American Families - Zhenchao Qian
- Chapter 9 - Diversity in Old Age: The Elderly in Changing Economic and Family Contexts - Judith A. Seltzer and Jenjira J. Yahirun
- Chapter 10 - U.S. High-Skill Immigration - John Bound and Sarah Turner
- Chapter 11 - Unauthorized Mexican Migration and the Socioeconomic Integration of Mexican Americans - Frank D. Bean, James D. Bachmeier, Susan K. Brown, Jennifer Van Hook, and Mark A. Leach
- Chapter 12 - Gender Disparities in Educational Attainment in the New Century: Trends, Causes, and Consequences - Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann
- Chapter 13 - Gender Disparities in Educational Attainment in the New Century: Trends, Causes, and Consequences - Thomas A. DiPrete and Claudia Buchmann
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61044-846-4
- OCLC:
- 903985871
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