America Becoming

by Smelser, Neil J.; Wilson, William Julius; Mitchell, Faith

• ISBN13: 9780309064958
• ISBN10: 0309064953
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-02-01
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Summary

(National Research Council) Volume 1 of a series examining compelling issues in American race relations. Includes coverage of demographic and social trends for the major racial groups in the United states, disparities in educational test scores, and changes in ideas and attitudes about race. Hardcover, softcover also available. DLC: United States--Race relations--Research.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(20)
Introduction
Neil J. Smelser
William Julius Wilson
Faith Mitchell
An Overview of Trends in Social and Economic Well-Being, by Race	21	(19)
Rebecca M. Blank
DEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
An Overview of Racial and Ethnic Demographic Trends	40	(63)
Gary D. Sandefur
Molly Martin
Jennifer Eggerling-Boeck
Susan E. Mannon
Ann M. Meier
TRENDS AMONG ASIANS, HISPANICS, AND AMERICAN INDIANS
Hispanics in a Multicultural Society: A New American Dilemma?	103	(32)
Albert M. Camarillo
Frank Bonilla
Trends Among American Indians in the United States	135	(35)
Russell Thornton
Political Trends and Electoral Issues of the Asian Pacific American Population	170	(30)
Don T. Nakanishi
IMMIGRATION TRENDS
Contemporary Immigration and the Dynamics of Race and Ethnicity	200	(43)
Min Zhou
RACIAL ATTITUDES, AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, AND INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
The Changing Meaning of Race	243	(21)
Michael A. Omi
Racial Attitudes and Relations at the Close of the Twentieth Century	264	(38)
Lawrence D. Bobo
Racial Trends and Scapegoating: Bringing in a Comparative Focus	302	(16)
Anthony W. Marx
Affirmative Action: Legislative History, Judicial Interpretations, Public Consensus	318	(30)
Carol M. Swain
EDUCATION TRENDS
Test-Score Trends Along Racial Lines, 1971 to 1996: Popular Culture and Community Academic Standards	348	(43)
Ronald F. Ferguson
NEIGHBORHOOD AND GEOGRAPHIC TRENDS
Residential Segregation and Neighborhood Conditions in U.S. Metropolitan Areas	391	(44)
Douglas S. Massey
Geography and Opportunity	435	(50)
Manuel Pastor, Jr
APPENDIXES
A Acronyms	469	(3)
B Agenda: Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States	472	(5)
C Biographical Sketches	477	(8)
Index	485