Demography category: 971 books
What Every American Should Know About Europe
The Hot Spots, Hotshots, Political Muck-ups, Cross-Border Sniping, and Cultural Chaos of Our Transatlantic Cousins
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2006
With the creation of the European Union and the introduction of the Euro, Europe has undergone a dizzying transformation recently—so much so that even Europeans are scratching their heads. Melissa Rossi brings US readers up to date on what has changed—and what makes each country tick.
Which...
by Augie Fleras
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2018
Citizenship in a Transnational Canada offers a distinct look at the prospect of rethinking citizenship in a contested world of shifting narratives, evolving models, ongoing challenges, and future possibilities. The book’s central theme embodies a critical awareness that we no longer live in a national...
The Young and the Digital
What the Migration to Social Network Sites, Games, and Anytime, Anywhere Media Means for Our Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
In The Young and the Digital, S. CraigWatkins skillfully draws from more than 500 surveys and 350 in-depth interviews with young people, parents, and educators to understand how a digital lifestyle is affecting the ways youth learn, play, bond, and communicate. Timely and deeply relevant, the book...
by Thom S. Rainer
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
Most church members don't see their churches clearly.
In almost all of Thom S. Rainer's consultations, church members perceive their church to be friendly. But as he surveyed guests, he found that the guests typically saw church members as unfriendly. The perception chasm existed because the...
Money from Nothing
Indebtedness and Aspiration in South Africa
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
Money from Nothing explores the dynamics surrounding South Africa's national project of financial inclusion—dubbed "banking the unbanked"—which aimed to extend credit to black South Africans as a critical aspect of broad-based economic enfranchisement. Through rich and captivating accounts,...
Black Stats
African Americans by the Numbers in the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
Black Stats-a comprehensive guide filled with contemporary facts and figures on African Americans-is an essential reference for anyone attempting to fathom the complex state of our nation. With fascinating and often surprising information on everything from incarceration rates, lending practices,...
Los próximos 100 años
Pronósticos para el siglo XXI
Language: Spanish
Release Date: June 2, 2015
El autor de este libro no posee poderes adivinatorios. Su especialidad es el análisis riguroso de los acontecimientos, las tendencias y los eventos que conforman nuestro presente para realizar proyecciones de lo que podemos esperar para los próximos años. Sucesos aparentemente sin conexión entre...
by Faizal Bin Yahya
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Income inequality has become a global phenomenon. Rapid technological advancement and an expanding global workforce will continue to place huge pressure on wages all over the world, including Singapore. This edited volume is the product of the robust exchanges that took place in a series of closed-door...
Inequality
A Contemporary Approach to Race, Class, and Gender
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2012
Social stratification is the grouping of people based on income, wealth, political influence and other characteristics. Widely recognized categories such as upper, middle and lower class reflect the presence of social stratification in all societies. Inequality refers to the inevitable disparities...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2014
What new theories, evidence, explanations, and policies have shaped our studies of income distribution in the 21st century?
Editors Tony Atkinson and Francois Bourguignon assemble the expertise of leading authorities in this survey of substantive issues. In two volumes they address subjects...
by United Nations
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2012
The 2010 issue of the Report on the World Social Situation focuses on the challenge of achieving poverty reduction. The Millennium Development Goals seek to halve, by 2015, the level of extreme poverty that existed since 1990. The Report begins with an overview of global, regional and selected country...
by United Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
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by Khalid Koser
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
In recent years, global migration has transformed in terms of its numbers and reach, its political significance, and its impact. The rising rates of international migration have been matched by growing public and media interest around the world. Today, the political and media attention on migration...
Live Long and Prosper
Aging in East Asia and Pacific
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2015
Aging is a challenge which countries in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) regions are grappling with or will soon confront. It raises many questions for policymakers ranging from potential macroeconomic impacts, to fiscal challenges of supporting pension, health and long-term care systems, and labor market...