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Preparing for the 21st century : challenges facing a changing society / National Academy of Sciences ... [et al.].
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Social change--Research--United States.
- Social change.
- Human behavior--Research--United States.
- Human behavior.
- United States--Social conditions--Statistics.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (11 p.)
- Other Title:
- Preparing for the twenty-first century
- Challenges facing a changing society
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Academy, c1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- ""CHALLENGES FACING A CHANGING SOCIETY""; ""Background""; ""CHALLENGES FACING A CHANGING SOCIETY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""SCIENCE SHOULD BE USED TO IMPROVE MEASUREMENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE""; ""Improving the Poverty Measure""; ""Improving the US Census""; ""THE NATION SHOULD FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES""; ""Reducing Unintended Pregnancies""; ""Improving the Quality of Child Care""; ""Better Understanding of Adolescence""; ""SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CAN HELP US UNDERSTAND AND PREVENT VIOLENCE""; ""CONCLUSIONS""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
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