NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Demerson, Bamidele Agbasegbe – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1982
Provides an ethnographic description of kinship and residential patterns among Blacks in the South Carolina Sea Islands. Indicates how the family structure of this group differs from that of United States mainland Whites and is similar to that of Blacks in Africa, the Caribbean, and the U.S. (MJL)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Ethnography, Family (Sociological Unit)
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Polednak, Anthony P. – Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 1993
Reports the variations in the black/white ratio of age-specific, all-cause mortality rates among 38 U.S. Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas (SMSAs) with populations greater than one million in 1980. Identifies SMSAs containing geographic areas with unusually high or low black/white mortality ratios. (GLR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Comparative Analysis, Geographic Location, Mortality Rate
PDF pending restoration PDF pending restoration
Boughan, Karl – 1990
In early 1990, Prince George's Community College (PGCC), in response to declining enrollments, developed an affordable and locally effective geo-demographic cluster system for meeting the college's research and marketing needs. The system, dubbed "PG-TRAK," is based on a model developed 15 years ago as a corporate marketing tool, and involves…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Cluster Analysis, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges