The Census: America's Reflecting Pool.

Rothwell, Jennifer Truran

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ERIC Number: EJ607344

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Census: America's Reflecting Pool.

Rothwell, Jennifer Truran

Social Education, v63 n7 p435-50 Nov-Dec 1999

Addresses the creation of the U.S. census, the various reasons for the census, and its role as a "reflecting pool" in society. Provides a timeline of the decennial censuses from 1790-2000 and primary documents of schedules used in different censuses for analysis. Aims to promote understanding of the census' place in society. (CMK)

Descriptors: Data Collection, Demography, Educational Strategies, Primary Sources, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Social Change, Social Indicators, Social Studies, Sociocultural Patterns, United States History

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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