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Preparing for the 21st century : challenges facing a changing society / National Academy of Sciences ... [et al.].

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Format:
Book
Government document
Contributor:
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
National Academy of Engineering.
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)
National Research Council (U.S.)
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""
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Includes bibliographical references.

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