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Century of difference how America changed in the last one hundred years

Title
Century of difference [electronic resource] : how America changed in the last one hundred years / Claude S. Fischer and Michael Hout.
Author
Fischer, Claude S., 1948-
Publication
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2006.

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Additional Authors
Hout, Michael.
Description
1 online resource (x, 411 p.) : ill., map.
Uniform Title
Century of difference (Online)
Alternative Title
Century of difference (Online)
Subject
  • National characteristics, American
  • Social change > United States > History > 20th century
  • Social conflict > United States > History > 20th century
  • Social stratification > United States > History > 20th century
  • Cultural pluralism > United States > History > 20th century
  • United States > History > 20th century
  • United States > Social conditions > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-401) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Preface -- Introduction: The American variations, 1900 to 2000 -- How America expanded education and why it mattered -- Where Americans came from : race, immigration, and ancestry / with Aliya Saperstein -- How Americans lived : families and life courses in flux / with Jon Stiles -- How Americans worked : new workers, new jobs, and new differences -- What Americans had : differences in living standards / with Jon Stiles -- Where Americans lived : the redrawing of America's social geography / with Jon Stiles -- How Americans prayed : religious diversity and change -- When Americans disagreed : cultural fragmentation and conflict -- Conclusion: the direction of Americans' differences -- Appendix A: Combining parametric and nonparametric regressions to study how trends differ among subpopulations -- Appendix B: Income differences or income ratios? -- Appendix C: Procedures and data for the fragmentation analysis in chapter 9 / by Jane Zavisca.
LCCN
2006021640
OCLC
ssj0000580567
Author
Fischer, Claude S., 1948-
Title
Century of difference [electronic resource] : how America changed in the last one hundred years / Claude S. Fischer and Michael Hout.
Imprint
New York : Russell Sage Foundation, c2006.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-401) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Hout, Michael.
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