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Download full textThomas, Nancy G., Ed. – Social Policy Report, 1994
This quarterly publication presents scholarly developmental research results pertaining to social and public policies which affect children. The first issue in the 1994 volume examines "Children's Changing Access to Resources: A Historical Perspective" (Donald Hernandez). This report focuses on changes in the American family's finances,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Coping, Family Structure
Wilson, William Julius, Ed. – The Annals, 1989
This volume presents the research findings of numerous scholars on the theme, The Ghetto Underclass: Social Science Perspectives. The following 13 articles are included: (1) "The Cost of Racial and Class Exclusion in the Inner City" (L. Wacquant and W. Wilson); (2) "Urban Industrial Transition and the Underclass" (J. Kasarda); (3) "Absent Fathers…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Fathers, Ghettos, Homeless People
Hartman, Chester, Ed. – Poverty & Race, 1995
This journal issue consists of articles and other information about immigration issues, as well as discussions of the utility of racial and ethnic categories. "An International Perspective on Migration" (Cathi Tactaquin) examines the intertwined economic, political, and environmental causes of international migration; discusses how…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Blacks, Civil Rights, Demography
Baines, Jim – 1980
Various aspects of aging in industrially developed and traditional societies are discussed in this monograph and bulletin. The objective of the monograph is to foster consciousness of the link between local and global concerns and of the need for a more humane world order. Discussion focuses on the marginality of older adults in industrialized…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Developed Nations
McClellan, Mary – Research Bulletin, 1994
Schools in the United States are the target of widespread criticism, and many of the ills of society are blamed on the inadequacy of the schools without regard to the problems that beset them. Schools have been beleaguered by a flood of social problems. Social critics ask the schools to take the lead in combatting social problems, often at a cost…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Indicators
Notes From the Field, 1998
This report focuses on the role Southern philanthropy can play in addressing racism, poverty, and inequality by supporting education and workforce improvement. "Framing the Conversation" takes input from George Autry (MDC), William Bynum (Enterprise Corporation of the Delta), Lynn Walker Huntley (Southern Education Foundation), and…
Descriptors: Black Education, Change Strategies, Community Development, Economic Development
