| A Portrait of America: The Demographic Perspective Volume 1 Contributor(s): Iceland, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520278186 ISBN-13: 9780520278189 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Demography - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Political Science |
| Dewey: 304.609 |
| LCCN: 2014010238 |
| Series: Sociology in the 21st Century |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9" (1.15 lbs) 296 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Portrait of America describes our nation's changing population and examines through a demographic lens some of our most pressing contemporary challenges, ranging from poverty and economic inequality to racial tensions and health disparities. Celebrated authorJohn Iceland covers various topics, including America's historical demographic growth; the American family today; gender inequality; economic well-being; immigration and diversity; racial and ethnic inequality; internal migration and residential segregation; and health and mortality. The discussion of these topics is informed by several sources, including an examination of household survey data, and by syntheses of existing published material, both quantitative and qualitative. Iceland discusses the current issues and controversies around these themes, highlighting their role in everyday debates taking place in Congress, the media, and in American living rooms. Each chapter includes historical background, as well as a discussion of how patterns and trends in the United States compare to those in peer countries. |