A Portrait of America [electronic resource] : the Demographic Perspective

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자료유형	e-Book
서명/저자사항	A Portrait of America [electronic resource]: the Demographic Perspective.
개인저자	Iceland, John, 1970-.
발행사항	Berkeley: University of California Press, 2014.
형태사항	1 online resource (xiii, 276 pages).
총서사항	Sociology in the 21st century ;1
기타형태 저록	Original 9780520278189 0520278186 9780520278196 0520278194
ISBN	9780520959101 0520959108
서지주기	Includes bibliographical references and index.
내용주기	Cover; A Portrait of America; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. American Demographic Growth; 2. The American Family; 3. Gender Inequality; 4. Economic Well-Being; 5. Immigration and Growing Diversity; 6. Racial and Ethnic Inequality; 7. Migration and Residential Segregation; 8. Health and Mortality; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.
요약	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.
주제명(지명)	United States --Population. United States. --fast
일반주제명	Families --United States. Equality --United States. Immigrants --United States --Social conditions. Race discrimination --United States. Poverty --United States. SOCIAL SCIENCE --Demography. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography. Equality. Families. Immigrants --Social conditions. Population. Poverty. Race discrimination.
분류기호(DDC)	304.60973
언어	영어
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