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Reiss, Albert J., Jr., Ed.; Roth, Jeffrey A., Ed. – 1993
The diverse research on the patterns and characteristics of violent behavior in the United States is assessed by a panel of experts in this monograph. The monograph describes what is known about certain types of violence, details insights into risk factors for violence in individuals and situations, and recommends new research efforts with short-…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, At Risk Persons, Behavior Patterns, Drug Abuse
Dobrin, Adam, Ed.; And Others – 1996
This handbook assembles, in one volume, the latest data on violence in a logically ordered and well-documented format that draws on published and unpublished sources of information about violence in the United States and its major divisions. Five topical chapters deal with aspects of violence and its consequences. Chapter 1 describes patterns of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Costs, Death, Economic Factors
Bronfenbrenner, Urie; And Others – 1996
Politicians and the media typically focus on single issues, positing simplistic solutions for complex problems--solutions that cannot work because they fail to take into consideration how different social problems influence and affect each other. This book provides a guide to key social factors, highlighting the critical interrelationships among…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Crime, Demography, Economic Factors
Couto, Richard A. – 1994
This book provides an overview of economic trends and social issues in the 13 states and 399 counties of Appalachia, with emphasis on implications for families, children, and communities. It places the trends and issues of the Appalachian region within a national context. These trends include declining employment opportunities and wages, increased…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment
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
Males, Mike A. – 1996
Claiming that politicians, private interests, and the media unfairly blame adolescents for America's social problems, this book explodes various myths about teen pregnancy, violence, and risk behaviors. The chapters are: (1) "Impounding the Future," examining trends in various social indicators such as rising rates of child poverty…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Births to Single Women