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Erickson, Pamela I. – 1998
This book is about teenage pregnancy among Latina teenagers in East Los Angeles (California). It focuses on teenage pregnancy and motherhood among economically disadvantaged Latinas aged 17 and under. The young mothers in this study were participants in a series of intervention efforts to prevent repeat pregnancy at a family planning clinic. This…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Early Intervention, Early Parenthood
Hornor, Louise L., Ed. – 1996
This sourcebook is the third in a series of statistical sourcebooks covering significant topics in American life. The book attempts to provide, in one reference source, extensive material about the Hispanic population of the United States. The collection of tables displays information on a wide range of topics. With only a few exceptions, each…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Crime, Demography, Educational Attainment
Deskins, Donald R., Jr. – 1984
This book identifies institutions where significant numbers of Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans receive their baccalaureate degrees. The information is provided in order to assist universities and businesses in recruiting minority candidates for professional positions, and to counter the prevelant idea that there is no available…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees, Black Colleges
McCubbin, Hamilton I., Ed.; Thompson, Elizabeth A., Ed.; Thompson, Anne I., Ed.; Fromer, Julie E., Ed. – 1998
This book is the first part of a two-volume collection devoted to issues facing racial and ethnic minority families. These chapters grew out of a conference at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, which focused on the strengths and resources of minority families. They represent an effort to share knowledge that can be used for the design of…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
Tores-Saillant, Silvio; Hernandez, Ramona – 1998
Books in the New Americans Series are designed for high school students and general readers who want to learn more about the immigrants who have become their new neighbors. This volume deals with the experience of Dominican Americans, a settled community in its North American abode. The book begins with a brief historical background that traces…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Dominicans
Orfield, Gary – 1983
This book is a partly quantitative, partly qualitative analysis of public school desegregation in the United States from 1968 to 1980. It is based on racial data (collected for the House Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights) released for the first time in this work. Chapter 1, "Regional Trends in School Desegregation," focuses on…
Descriptors: Black Students, Desegregation Effects, Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Council of Economic Advisers, Washington, DC. – 1998
This chart book is designed to document current differences in well-being by race and Hispanic origin and to describe how such differences have evolved over the past several decades. The charts included in this book show key indicators of well-being in seven broad categories: (1) population; (2) education; (3) labor markets; (4) economic status;…
Descriptors: Crime, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Educational Indicators
Vernez, Georges; Krop, Richard A.; Rydell, C. Peter – 1999
This study explored the implications of demographic trends on the quality of the future labor force and on public social expenditures. It also focused on the educational costs and social benefits of educational and immigration policy alternatives designed to close the gap in educational attainment between non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics and…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Blacks, Cost Effectiveness, Demography