| Description |
xi, 193 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 74, no. 1 |
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Reference shelf ; v. 74, no. 1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-167) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt.1 The census at the end of the century : Change and continuity since 1900 / Louis Hicks -- The U.S. just gets bigger and bigger / Andrew Stephen -- Bid for altered census figures is rejected / Eric Schmitt -- Utah defends missionaries / Alyssa Rayman-Read. |
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Pt.2 Who we are now : The many faces of America / Michael Barone -- Time to take a closer look at Hispanic children and families / Kristin Anderson Moore -- Hispanic Catholics / Timothy Matovina -- American diversity and the 2000 census / Nathan Glazer -- I am what I say I am / Lise Funderburg -- Melting pot or salad bowl? / Jo Ann S. Barefoot -- Scholars unearth new field : white studies / Laurent Belsie -- The new seniors / Jay Rey -- Wave of school-age children to flood nation's classrooms / Genaro C. Armas -- Men make a numerical comeback / Laurent Belsie. |
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Pt.3 Where we live now : Shifts in political power / William H. Frey -- With an Asian influx, a suburb finds itself transformed / Patricia Leigh Brown -- Guess where you'll find the melting pot today? / Mark Dolliver -- African-Americans turn and head South : retirees and college graduates are finding opportunities in a new South / James T. Mulder -- Where the buffalo roam, again / Glen Martin. |
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Pt.4 How we live now : For the first time, nuclear families drop below 25% of households / Eric Schmitt -- Census sees vast change in language, employment / D'Vera Coh, Sarah Cohen -- By the numbers / Lee Condon -- Poverty rates fell in 2000, but income was stagnant / Katharine Q. Seelye. |
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Pt.5 Reapportionment and redistricting : Gerrymandering for position in 2002 / Joshua Green -- Connecticut prepares to sacrifice a seat / Suzanne Dougherty -- Race to be the "largest" puts minority groups in last place / Julianne Malveaux -- As their numbers rise, so does political pull / Daniel B. Wood. |
| Subject |
United States -- Census, 2000.
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United States -- Population.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Norris.
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| ISBN |
0824210107 paperback |
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