Century of difference : how America changed in the last one hundred years / Claude S. Fischer and Michael Hout.

Author/creator Fischer, Claude S., 1948-
Other author Hout, Michael.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Russell Sage Foundation, ©2006.
Descriptionx, 411 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
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.

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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [363]-401) and index.
LCCN 2006021640
ISBN0871543524 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780871543523

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E741 .F49 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold