Portrait of America
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21st century american culture
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american family
american studies
Author_John Iceland
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changing population
contemporary challenges
democracy
discrimination
diversity
economic inequality
economic well being
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ethnic inequality
family
gender inequality
health
health disparities
historical
historical demographic growth
history
immigration
inequality
internal migration
political
poverty
racial inequality
racial tensions
residential segregation
sociology
sociology in the twenty-first century series
united states of america
Product details
- ISBN 9780520278196
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Sep 2014
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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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 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.
John Iceland is Head of the Department of Sociology and Professor of Sociology and Demography at Penn State University. His research focuses on poverty, immigration, and racial and ethnic residential segregation issues. His latest books are Poverty in America: A Handbook, Third Edition and Where We Live Now: Immigration and Race in the United States, both from University of California Press.
