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" A portrait of America : "
John Iceland
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BL
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598079
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b427298
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Iceland, John,1970-
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A portrait of America : : the demographic perspective /\ John Iceland
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xiii, 276 pages :billustrations ;; 24 cm
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9780520278189 (hardback)
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: 0520278186 (hardback)
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: 9780520278196 (paper)
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: 0520278194 (paper)
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9780520959101 (e-book)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Abstract
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A 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 author John 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 inequalities; 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, in the media, and in America's 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. A Portrait of America is the first book in the new series Sociology in the 21st Century. Conceived and written for courses, the books in this series will address major sociological issues in the United States today such as race, immigration, gender, the family, education, and social inequality. Book jacket
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Families-- United States
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Equality-- United States
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Immigrants-- United States-- Social conditions
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Race discrimination-- United States
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Poverty-- United States
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United States, Population
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304.60973
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HB3505.I25 2014
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