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  • 1
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    Washington : National Academies Press
    ISBN: 9780309064996
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (364 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Digital Dilemma : Intellectual Property in the Information Age
    DDC: 303.4833
    Keywords: Intellectual property-United States ; Copyright and electronic data processing-United States ; Information superhighway-Law and legislation-United States ; Copyright and electronic data processing ; United States ; Information superhighway ; Law and legislation ; United States ; Intellectual property ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Emergence of the Digital Dilemma -- 2 Music: Intellectual Property's Canary in the Digital Coal Mine -- 3 Public Access to the Intellectual, Cultural, and Social Record -- 4 Individual Behavior, Private Use and Fair Use, and the System for Copyright -- 5 Protecting Digital Intellectual Property: Means and Measurements -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- Bibliography -- APPENDIX C Networks: How the Internet Works -- APPENDIX D Information Economics: A Primer -- APPENDIX E Technologies for Intellectual Property Protection -- APPENDIX F Copyright Education -- APPENDIX G The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 and Circumvention of Technological Protection Measures -- Index.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 The Emergence of the Digital Dilemma""; ""2 Music: Intellectual Property�s Canary in the Digital Coal Mine""; ""3 Public Access to the Intellectual, Cultural, and Social Record""; ""4 Individual Behavior, Private Use and Fair Use, and the System for Copyright""; ""5 Protecting Digital Intellectual Property: Means and Measurements""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Bibliography""; ""APPENDIX C Networks: How the Internet Works""; ""APPENDIX D Information Economics: A Primer""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""APPENDIX E Technologies for Intellectual Property Protection""""APPENDIX F Copyright Education""; ""APPENDIX G The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 and Circumvention of Technological Protection Measures""; ""Index""
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  • 2
    ISBN: 9780309504768
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (132 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 331.12/9161/0973
    Keywords: Medical scientists -- Supply and demand -- United States ; Behavioral scientists -- Supply and demand -- United States ; Psychological research personnel -- Supply and demand -- United States ; Medical scientists -- Training of -- United States ; Behavioral scientists -- Training of -- United States ; Psychological research personnel -- Training of -- United States ; Behavioral scientists ; Supply and demand ; United States ; Behavioral scientists ; Training of ; United States ; Medical scientists ; Supply and demand ; United States ; Medical scientists ; Training of ; United States ; Psychological research personnel ; Supply and demand ; United States ; Psychological research personnel ; Training of ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Cover -- Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- FIGURES, TABLES, AND BOXES -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Biomedical Scientists -- 3 Behavioral and Social Scientists -- 4 Clinical Scientists -- 5 Crosscutting Issues in Research Training -- Appendixes -- Appendix A National Research Service Award Institutional Training Grants and Fellowships -- Appendix B Committee on National Needs for Biomedical and Behavioral Scientists -- Appendix C Public Comment on the National Research Service Award Program -- Appendix D Demographic Projections of the Ph.D. Workforce in Biomedical and Behavioral Research, 1995-2005 -- Appendix E Classification of Ph.D. Fields -- Appendix F Personal Statement Concerning Research Training in the Behavioral and Social Sciences -- Appendix G Supplementary Tables.
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  • 3
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309504973
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (258 pages)
    DDC: 304.620112
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    Keywords: Bevölkerungsentwicklung ; Prognose ; Electronic books
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  • 4
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    Washington : National Academies Press
    ISBN: 9780309065719
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (352 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Pathological Gambling : A Critical Review
    DDC: 306.482019
    Keywords: Compulsive gambling-United States ; Compulsive gambling ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nomenclature -- 3 Pathological and Problem Gamblers in the United States -- 4 Research on the Origins of Pathological and Problem Gambling -- 5 Social and Economic Effects -- 6 Treatment of Pathological Gamblers -- 7 Organization and Technology of Gambling -- A Gamblers Anonymous Twenty Questions -- B Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Criteria for Pathological Gambling -- C Legal-Age Gambling Opportunities and Restrictions -- D Summary of Treatment Literature -- E Gamblers Anonymous Meetings by State -- F Biographical Sketches -- Index.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Nomenclature""; ""3 Pathological and Problem Gamblers in the United States""; ""4 Research on the Origins of Pathological and Problem Gambling""; ""5 Social and Economic Effects""; ""6 Treatment of Pathological Gamblers""; ""7 Organization and Technology of Gambling""; ""A Gamblers Anonymous Twenty Questions""; ""B Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Criteria for Pathological Gambling""; ""C Legal-Age Gambling Opportunities and Restrictions""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""D Summary of Treatment Literature""""E Gamblers Anonymous Meetings by State""; ""F Biographical Sketches""; ""Index""
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  • 5
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    Washington : National Academies Press
    ISBN: 9780309065252
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (376 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Changing Nature of Work : Implications for Occupational Analysis
    DDC: 306.36
    Keywords: Diversity in the workplace ; Industrial sociology ; Labor market ; Occupations ; Forecasting ; Work ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The External Contexts of Work -- 3 Changes in the Organizational Contexts of Work -- 4 Changes in the Structure and Content of Work -- 5 Implications for Occupational Analysis Systems -- 6 Army Work and Approaches to Occupational Analysis -- 7 Conclusions and Implications -- References -- APPENDIX A Prototype Evaluation -- APPENDIX B Current Occupational Analysis Systems -- APPENDIX C Biographical Sketches -- Index.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The External Contexts of Work""; ""3 Changes in the Organizational Contexts of Work""; ""4 Changes in the Structure and Content of Work""; ""5 Implications for Occupational Analysis Systems""; ""6 Army Work and Approaches to Occupational Analysis""; ""7 Conclusions and Implications""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Prototype Evaluation""; ""APPENDIX B Current Occupational Analysis Systems""; ""APPENDIX C Biographical Sketches""; ""Index""
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  • 6
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309519076
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (124 pages)
    DDC: 304.6072
    Keywords: Electronic books
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  • 7
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309516242
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (97 pages)
    DDC: 305.235/0973
    Keywords: Electronic books
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  • 8
    ISBN: 9780309061254
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (216 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Welfare, the Family, and Reproductive Behavior : Research Perspectives
    DDC: 304.6320973
    Keywords: Public welfare-United States ; Child welfare-Government policy-United States ; Birth control-Government policy-United States ; Aid to families with dependent children programs-United States ; Aid to families with dependent children programs ; United States ; Birth control ; Government policy ; United States ; Child welfare ; Government policy ; United States ; Public welfare ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Front Matter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Changing Circumstances of Marriage and Fertility in the United States -- 3 Trends in the Welfare System -- 4 The Effect of Welfare on Marriage and Fertility -- 5 Welfare Reform and Abortion -- 6 Changing Family Formation Behavior Through Welfare Reform -- 7 The Effect of Welfare on Child Outcomes -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The Changing Circumstances of Marriage and Fertility in the United States""; ""3 Trends in the Welfare System""; ""4 The Effect of Welfare on Marriage and Fertility""; ""5 Welfare Reform and Abortion""; ""6 Changing Family Formation Behavior Through Welfare Reform""; ""7 The Effect of Welfare on Child Outcomes""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""
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  • 9
    ISBN: 9780309522038
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (186 pages)
    DDC: 305.23/086/9420973
    Keywords: Electronic books
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  • 10
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309520607
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (336 pages)
    DDC: 305.23/086/910973
    Keywords: Electronic books
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  • 11
    ISBN: 9780309063562
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (448 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version New Americans : Economic, Demographic, and Fiscal Effects of Immigration
    DDC: 304.873
    Keywords: Foreign workers-United States ; United States-Emigration and immigration-Economic aspects ; United States-Emigration and immigration-Government policy ; Foreign workers ; United States ; United States ; Emigration and immigration ; Economic aspects ; United States ; Emigration and immigration ; Government policy ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Front Matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 The Immigration Debate -- 2 Background to Contemporary U.S. Immigration -- 3 The Face of the U.S. Population in 2050 -- 4 Immigration's Effects on Jobs and Wages: First Principles -- 5 Immigration's Effects on Jobs and Wages: Empirical Evidence -- 6 Do Immigrants Impose a Net Fiscal Burden? Annual Estimates -- 7 The Future Fiscal Impacts of Current Immigrants -- 8 Social Dimensions of Immigration -- Biographical Sketches -- Index.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary ""; ""1 The Immigration Debate""; ""2 Background to Contemporary U.S. Immigration""; ""3 The Face of the U.S. Population in 2050""; ""4 Immigration�s Effects on Jobs and Wages: First Principles""; ""5 Immigration�s Effects on Jobs and Wages: Empirical Evidence""; ""6 Do Immigrants Impose a Net Fiscal Burden? Annual Estimates""; ""7 The Future Fiscal Impacts of Current Immigrants""; ""8 Social Dimensions of Immigration""; ""Biographical Sketches""; ""Index""
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  • 12
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309591003
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (104 pages)
    DDC: 304.6/0723
    Keywords: Electronic books
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  • 13
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    Washington : National Academies Press
    ISBN: 9780309055475
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (288 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Assessing Knowledge of Retirement Behavior
    DDC: 306.38
    Keywords: Retirement income -- United States -- Congresses ; Old age pensions -- United States -- Congresses ; Social security -- United States -- Congresses ; Health insurance -- United States -- Congresses ; Retirees -- United States -- Attitudes -- Congresses ; Electronic books ; Health insurance ; United States ; Congresses ; Old age pensions ; United States ; Congresses ; Retirees ; United States ; Attitudes ; Congresses ; Retirement income ; United States ; Congresses ; Social security ; United States ; Congresses ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Assessing Knowledge of Retirement Behavior -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- INCOME AND WEALTH OF OLDER AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS -- LABOR SUPPLY BEHAVIOR -- PERSONAL SAVING BEHAVIOR -- EMPLOYER BEHAVIOR -- MORTALITY, HEALTH STATUS, AND HEALTH CARE COSTS -- A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY -- CONCLUSION -- 2 Income and Wealth of Older American Households: Modeling Issues for Public Policy Analysis -- CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW -- COMPONENTS OF INCOME AND WEALTH OF OLDER HOUSEHOLDS -- Income Distribution Issues -- MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL AND FIRM BEHAVIOR EXPLAINING RETIREMENT INCOME AND WEALTH -- Income from Earnings Based on Labor Supply Decisions -- Savings and Wealth Determination -- Life-Cycle Analysis -- Precautionary Models of Savings -- Bequest Motive -- Research Integrating These Motives -- Research that Imposes Only Limited Structure -- Research Arguing that Full Optimization is Unlikely -- Continuing Controversy in the Savings Literature -- Pensions and Social Security -- At the Level of the Individual -- Pension Plan Determination at the Level of the Firm -- Research on Family Structures and Transfers -- Research on Housing -- RECONCILING RESEARCH ON LABOR SUPPLY, SAVINGS, AND PENSIONS -- MODELS AND DATA NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE INCOMES AND WEALTH OF OLDERAMERICANS -- SELECTED POLICIES AFFECTING RETIREMENT INCOMES AND WEALTH -- APPENDIX TABLES AND FIGURES -- NOTES -- REFERENCES -- 3 Factors Affecting Labor Supply Decisions and Retirement Income -- SUMMARY OF TRENDS -- SOCIAL SECURITY -- PENSIONS AND WINDOW PLANS -- Literature Review and Previous Methodology -- What we would like to know -- DISABILITY -- Literature Review and Previous Methodology -- What We Would Like to Know -- MEDICARE AND HEALTH INSURANCE -- Literature Review and Previous Methodology -- What We Would Like to Know.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Assessing Knowledge of Retirement Behavior""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""INCOME AND WEALTH OF OLDER AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS""; ""LABOR SUPPLY BEHAVIOR""; ""PERSONAL SAVING BEHAVIOR""; ""EMPLOYER BEHAVIOR""; ""MORTALITY, HEALTH STATUS, AND HEALTH CARE COSTS""; ""A FRAMEWORK FOR ANALYZING RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""2 Income and Wealth of Older American Households: Modeling Issues for Public Policy Analysis ""; ""CONCEPTUAL OVERVIEW""; ""COMPONENTS OF INCOME AND WEALTH OF OLDER HOUSEHOLDS""; ""Income Distribution Issues""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""MODELS OF INDIVIDUAL AND FIRM BEHAVIOR EXPLAINING RETIREMENT INCOME AND WEALTH""""Income from Earnings Based on Labor Supply Decisions""; ""Savings and Wealth Determination""; ""Life-Cycle Analysis""; ""Precautionary Models of Savings""; ""Bequest Motive""; ""Research Integrating These Motives""; ""Research that Imposes Only Limited Structure""; ""Research Arguing that Full Optimization is Unlikely""; ""Continuing Controversy in the Savings Literature""; ""Pensions and Social Security""; ""At the Level of the Individual""; ""Pension Plan Determination at the Level of the Firm""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Research on Family Structures and Transfers""""Research on Housing""; ""RECONCILING RESEARCH ON LABOR SUPPLY, SAVINGS, AND PENSIONS""; ""MODELS AND DATA NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE INCOMES AND WEALTH OF OLDERAMERICANS""; ""SELECTED POLICIES AFFECTING RETIREMENT INCOMES AND WEALTH""; ""APPENDIX TABLES AND FIGURES""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Factors Affecting Labor Supply Decisions and Retirement Income ""; ""SUMMARY OF TRENDS""; ""SOCIAL SECURITY""; ""PENSIONS AND WINDOW PLANS""; ""Literature Review and Previous Methodology""; ""What we would like to know""; ""DISABILITY""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Literature Review and Previous Methodology""""What We Would Like to Know""; ""MEDICARE AND HEALTH INSURANCE""; ""Literature Review and Previous Methodology""; ""What We Would Like to Know""; ""HOURS FLEXIBILITY AND CAREER JOBS""; ""Literature Review and Previous Methodology""; ""What We Would Like to Know""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Expectations""; ""Endogeneity""; ""Uncertainty""; ""Data Issues""; ""Other Concerns""; ""NOTES""; ""REFERENCES""; ""4 Personal Saving Behavior and Retirement Income Modeling: A Research Assessment ""; ""FORECASTING FINANCIAL STATUS: AN ORGANIZING FRAMEWORK""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Patterns of Wealth Holding for Pre-Retirement Cohorts""""Rates of Return""; ""Age-Specific Patterns of Net Saving""; ""MOTIVES FOR AND MODELS OF PRIVATE SAVING: WHAT DO WE KNOW?""; ""SOCIAL SECURITY AND PRIVATE SAVING""; ""PRIVATE PENSIONS AND SAVING""; ""TARGETED RETIREMENT SAVING ACCOUNTS AND PERSONAL SAVING""; ""Prospective Accumulation in Targeted Saving Accounts""; ""Net Saving Effects""; ""Withdrawal Behavior""; ""HOUSING WEALTH AND OTHER PRIVATE SAVING""; ""CONCLUSION AND FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Retirement Age and Retirement Income: The Role of the Firm ""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""THE AGING WORKER AND THE FIRM""
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  • 14
    ISBN: 9780309596657
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (304 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The unpredictable certainty
    DDC: 303.4833
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Information networks ; Government policy ; United States ; Information superhighway ; Government policy ; United States ; Telecommunication policy ; United States ; Information ; Infrastruktur ; Informationsgesellschaft
    Abstract: The Unpredictable CERTAINTY -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction and Summary -- DEFINING THE NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- DRIVING DEPLOYMENT: BUSINESS TRANSITIONS, BUSINESS MODELS -- THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE INTERNET -- As a Barometer of Potential -- As a Laboratory for Development of Workable Standards -- As a Basis for Critical Flexibility -- As a Vehicle for New Market Structures -- Whither the Internet? -- REALIZING THE NII'S POTENTIAL-THE USER PERSPECTIVE -- DEPLOYMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNOLOGY -- Access -- Flexibility and Interoperability -- Additional Technology Concerns -- User Interaction with Networked Infrastructure -- PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE OBJECTIVES -- ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT -- NOTES -- 2 Making Technology Work: Individual and Organized End Users -- WHO IS THE END USER? -- WHY THE NII MUST REACH THE HOME -- EVOLVING DEMAND FOR NII CAPABILITIES -- THE END USER AS CONSUMER -- ACCESS DEVICES -- The Personal Computer -- The Television -- Advanced Television -- The Telephone and Other Access Devices -- Toward a Fully Integrated Home System -- WHAT INCREASING USE OF GENERAL-ACCESS DEVICES IMPLIES FOR NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY DEPLOYMENT -- High Data Rates to the End Point -- Adequate Bandwidth in Both Directions -- Multiple-Session Capability -- Continuous Availability of Service -- Real-time, Multimedia Communication -- Nomadicity -- Security -- CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS -- NOTES -- 3 Where Is the Business Case? -- FACTORS SHAPING INVESTMENT IN INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- INVESTMENT IN FACILITIES -- The Problem of How Much Bandwidth to Invest In -- Federal Licenses as an Influence on Deployment of New Wireless Systems -- Investing to Achieve Infrastructure Generality -- FROM FACILITIES TO SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS -- Balancing Investment-Software ''Capital.
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  • 15
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309523530
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (64 pages)
    DDC: 305.26/07/2073
    Keywords: Electronic books
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309588065
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (272 pages)
    DDC: 304.609663
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Electronic books
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  • 17
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    Washington : National Academies Press
    ISBN: 9780309052344
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (288 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Losing Generations : Adolescents in High-Risk Settings
    DDC: 305.235
    Keywords: Youth with social disabilities -- United States ; Adolescent psychology ; Adolescent psychology ; Youth with social disabilities ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Losing Generations -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- FINDINGS: DETERIORATED SETTINGS -- CONCLUSIONS: GOOD PRACTICE AND NEW RESEARCH DIRECTIONS -- 1 Adolescents at Risk -- SETTINGS AND INDIVIDUALS -- THE ROLE OF FAMILY INCOME -- REFERENCES -- 2 Earnings and Employment -- TRENDS SINCE 1970 -- JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG WORKERS -- Sectoral Shifts in Employment -- Technological Change -- Rising Unemployment -- Immigration -- INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB AVAILABILITY AND EARNINGS -- Minimum Wage and Unions -- Isolation from Jobs -- Discrimination -- CHANGES IN THE SUPPLY AND QUALIFICATIONS OF YOUNG WORKERS -- Supply of Young Workers -- Adequacy of Basic Skills -- Crime -- DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Families -- FAMILY ECONOMICS AND FAMILY STRUCTURE -- Family Structure -- Single-Parent Households -- Two-Parent Households -- FAMILY STRUCTURE, PARENTING STYLES, AND ADOLESCENT OUTCOMES -- Children of Single-Parent Families -- Children of Divorce -- Adolescent Mothers and Their Children -- Parenting Style -- Violence in Families -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 4 Neighborhoods -- CHANGES IN METROPOLITAN NEIGHBORHOODS -- Poverty Concentration and Racial and Ethnic Stratification -- Social Composition of Poor Neighborhoods -- Racial and Ethnic Composition of Schools -- Regional Differences -- POOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT -- Educational Attainment -- Teenage Pregnancy -- Employment -- Delinquency and Violent Crime -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 5 Health and Health Care -- HEALTH STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS -- THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH -- Evolution of Adolescent Health Care -- Health Services Organization and Delivery -- Mental Health Services -- HEALTH INSURANCE -- Private Coverage -- Medicaid Coverage -- Consequences for Adolescent Health.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Losing Generations""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Summary""; ""FINDINGS: DETERIORATED SETTINGS""; ""CONCLUSIONS: GOOD PRACTICE AND NEW RESEARCH DIRECTIONS""; ""1 Adolescents at Risk""; ""SETTINGS AND INDIVIDUALS""; ""THE ROLE OF FAMILY INCOME""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Earnings and Employment ""; ""TRENDS SINCE 1970""; ""JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG WORKERS""; ""Sectoral Shifts in Employment""; ""Technological Change""; ""Rising Unemployment""; ""Immigration""; ""INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS INFLUENCING JOB AVAILABILITY AND EARNINGS""; ""Minimum Wage and Unions""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Isolation from Jobs""""Discrimination""; ""CHANGES IN THE SUPPLY AND QUALIFICATIONS OF YOUNG WORKERS""; ""Supply of Young Workers""; ""Adequacy of Basic Skills""; ""Crime""; ""DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Families""; ""FAMILY ECONOMICS AND FAMILY STRUCTURE""; ""Family Structure""; ""Single-Parent Households""; ""Two-Parent Households""; ""FAMILY STRUCTURE, PARENTING STYLES, AND ADOLESCENT OUTCOMES""; ""Children of Single-Parent Families""; ""Children of Divorce""; ""Adolescent Mothers and Their Children""; ""Parenting Style""; ""Violence in Families""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""CONCLUSIONS""""REFERENCES""; ""4 Neighborhoods ""; ""CHANGES IN METROPOLITAN NEIGHBORHOODS""; ""Poverty Concentration and Racial and Ethnic Stratification""; ""Social Composition of Poor Neighborhoods""; ""Racial and Ethnic Composition of Schools""; ""Regional Differences""; ""POOR NEIGHBORHOODS AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT""; ""Educational Attainment""; ""Teenage Pregnancy""; ""Employment""; ""Delinquency and Violent Crime""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""5 Health and Health Care""; ""HEALTH STATUS OF ADOLESCENTS""; ""THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Evolution of Adolescent Health Care""""Health Services Organization and Delivery""; ""Mental Health Services""; ""HEALTH INSURANCE""; ""Private Coverage""; ""Medicaid Coverage""; ""Consequences for Adolescent Health""; ""SPECIAL PROBLEMS: CONFIDENTIALITY AND CONSENT""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""6 Academic Schooling ""; ""STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT""; ""DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LOW-INCOME AND MORE AFFLUENT SCHOOLS""; ""Financial Resources""; ""Resource Availability and Instruction""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL AND INSTRUCTIONAL STRATIFICATION""; ""Ability Grouping (""Tracking"")""; ""Grade Retention""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""PREVENTING SCHOOL FAILURE""""Chapter 1 Programs""; ""Dropout Prevention and Student Motivation""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""7 From School to Work ""; ""THE DIFFICULT TRANSITION TO THE LABOR MARKET: LACK OF A SYSTEM""; ""VOCATIONAL EDUCATION""; ""Effects on Occupational Success""; ""Effects on School Achievement and Attainment""; ""EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS""; ""Program Effectiveness""; ""Studies of YEDPA Programs""; ""JTPA""; ""Post-YEDPA Field Demonstrations""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""8 Juvenile and Criminal Justice""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""CRIME, MINORITIES, AND CONCENTRATED POVERTY""
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    ISBN: 9780309520638
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (224 pages)
    DDC: 305.23/0973
    Keywords: Electronic books
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309588423
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (128 pages)
    DDC: 304.609663
    Keywords: Electronic books ; Electronic books
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    Washington : National Academies Press
    ISBN: 9780309049344
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (320 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Organizational Linkages : Understanding the Productivity Paradox
    DDC: 302.35
    Keywords: Industrial productivity ; Industrial productivity -- United States ; Organizational effectiveness ; Industrial productivity ; United States ; Industrial productivity ; Organizational effectiveness ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Information Technology and the Productivity Paradox -- 3 Individual and Organizational Productivity: Linkages and Processes -- 4 What Is Enough? A Systems Perspective on Individual-Organizational Performance Linkages -- 5 Measuring and Managing Individual Productivity -- 6 The Influence of Organizational Linkages and Measurement Practices on Productivity and Management -- 7 Decomposing the Productivity Linkages Paradox -- 8 Models of Measurement and Their Implications for Research on the Linkages Between Individual and Organizational Productivity -- 9 Coordination as Linkage: The Case of Software Development Teams -- 10 Productivity Linkages in Computer-Aided Design -- 11 Organizational-Level Productivity Initiatives: The Case of Downsizing -- 12 Conclusions -- Index.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Information Technology and the Productivity Paradox""; ""3 Individual and Organizational Productivity: Linkages and Processes""; ""4 What Is Enough? A Systems Perspective on Individual-Organizational Performance Linkages""; ""5 Measuring and Managing Individual Productivity""; ""6 The Influence of Organizational Linkages and Measurement Practices on Productivity and Management""; ""7 Decomposing the Productivity Linkages Paradox""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""8 Models of Measurement and Their Implications for Research on the Linkages Between Individual and Organizational Productivity""""9 Coordination as Linkage: The Case of Software Development Teams""; ""10 Productivity Linkages in Computer-Aided Design""; ""11 Organizational-Level Productivity Initiatives: The Case of Downsizing""; ""12 Conclusions""; ""Index""
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    ISBN: 9780309585385
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (288 pages)
    DDC: 303.4833
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    ISBN: 9780309586801
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (408 pages)
    DDC: 303.6
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    ISBN: 9780309584135
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (560 pages)
    DDC: 303.6
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    ISBN: 9780309573382
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (240 pages)
    DDC: 304.6/0723
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309585897
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (200 pages)
    DDC: 304.6/096762
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    Washington : National Academies Press | Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest
    ISBN: 9780309585538
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (224 pages)
    DDC: 304.6/32/0835
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    ISBN: 9780309585927
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (272 pages)
    DDC: 304.6/66/0967
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    ISBN: 9780309585866
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (208 pages)
    DDC: 304.6
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    ISBN: 9780309585972
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (108 pages)
    DDC: 306/.0723
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    ISBN: 9780309585569
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (208 pages)
    DDC: 304.6/0967
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    ISBN: 9780309584753
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (240 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 305.435
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    Keywords: Women in science-United States ; Women in engineering-United States ; Women in engineering ; United States ; Women in science ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Science and Engineering Programs -- Copyright -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- UNDERGRADUATE INITIATIVES -- GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL INITIATIVES -- INTERVENTIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FACULTY -- INTERVENTIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS IN INDUSTRY -- INTERVENTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN WOMEN SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS -- Contents -- SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMS -- 1 THE BENEFITS OF DIVERSITY IN THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING WORK FORCE -- THE COMPELLING ARGUMENTS -- THE FULL MEANING OF "ACCESS -- FRAMEWORKS FOR DISCUSSING INTERVENTIONS -- SOME FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES -- FINAL CHALLENGES -- REFERENCES -- 2 INTERVENTIONS DEFINED, IMPLEMENTED, AND EVALUATED -- A BRIEF HISTORY AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK -- DEFINING A PROBLEM -- INTERVENTION TARGETS AND STRATEGIES -- Individuals -- Teachers, Faculty, and Adult Leaders -- Peers -- INTERVENTION MECHANISMS: BEYOND ISOLATED PROGRAMS -- MONITORING PROGRESS -- CHALLENGES FOR THE '90S -- FUTURE INTERVENTION: FOCUS ON SYSTEMIC CHANGE -- We must work at every level -- We must target more than just the transition points -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 3 OVERVIEW: THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL -- GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL LEVELS -- EMPLOYMENT -- Academe -- Industry -- Federal Government -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- EDUCATION -- 4 PROMOTING UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- IDENTIFYING AND DEFINING THE PROBLEM -- SELECTING SOLUTIONS -- PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS -- Recruitment Programs/Comprehensive Retention Programs -- Student Research Involvement -- Scholarships and Forgivable Loans -- Bridge Programs -- Mentoring Activities -- Augmenting Course Activities -- Internships and Summer Work -- IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS -- BEYOND INTERVENTION: RETHINKING THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE.
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    ISBN: 9780309583725
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (168 pages)
    Parallel Title: Print version Women in Science and Engineering : Increasing Their Numbers in the 1990's : A Statement on Policy and Strategy
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Women in science and engineering
    DDC: 500.82
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    Keywords: Women in science-Government policy-United States ; Women in engineering-Government policy-United States ; Women scientists-United States ; Women engineers-United States ; Women engineers ; United States ; Women in engineering ; Government policy ; United States ; Women in science ; Government policy ; United States ; Women scientists ; United States ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Ingenieurin ; Sozialpolitik ; Naturwissenschaftlerin ; Sozialpolitik ; Wissenschaftlerin ; Sozialpolitik
    Abstract: WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: -- Copyright -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Contents -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- S&E EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE: -- INTERVENTION STRATEGIES: -- CAREER PATTERNS: -- MEASUREMENT: -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- THE GLOBAL POLICY ENVIRONMENT -- Demographic Issues -- Education Issues -- Employment Issues -- CONCLUSION -- 2 THE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- FORMAL MECHANISMS -- Institutions -- Availability of Financial Support -- INFORMAL MECHANISMS -- The Role of The Media -- Parental Guidance -- Role Models and Mentors -- Institutional Factors -- PRIORITY ISSUES -- 3 EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTION MODELS -- PRECOLLEGE PROGRAMS -- UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS -- GRADUATE PROGRAMS -- CAREER INTERVENTIONS -- Academe -- Industry -- Government -- PRIORITY ISSUES -- 4 CAREER PATTERNS -- POSTDOCTORAL APPOINTMENTS -- EMPLOYMENT IN A SCIENTIFIC OR ENGINEERING FIELD -- Academe -- Industry -- Government -- PRIORITY ISSUES -- 5 MEASUREMENT FOR SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING HUMAN RESOURCES -- EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE -- INTERVENTION MODELS -- CAREER PATTERNS -- PRIORITY ISSUES -- 6 STRATEGIC PLAN FOR INCREASING THE NUMBERS OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- FIRST-YEAR PLAN -- S&E Education Infrastructure: -- Intervention Strategies/Measurement: -- Career Patterns: -- LONG-RANGE PLAN -- Stimulating Research -- Monitoring Progress -- Briefings -- Dissemination of Information -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- TECHNICAL APPENDIX.
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    ISBN: 9780309537490
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (268 pages)
    DDC: 306.36
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    Washington : National Academies Press
    ISBN: 9780309039987
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (624 p)
    Parallel Title: Print version Common Destiny : Blacks and American Society
    DDC: 305.896073
    Keywords: African Americans -- Social conditions -- 1975- ; African Americans -- Economic conditions ; African Americans -- Politics and government ; United States -- Race relations ; African Americans ; Economic conditions ; African Americans ; Politics and government ; African Americans ; Social conditions ; 1975- ; United States ; Race relations ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: A Common Destiny -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary and Conclusions -- SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS -- Blacks and Whites in a Changing Society -- Determinants of Black Status -- A RECORD OF THE STATUS OF BLACK AMERICANS -- Attitudes, Participation, Identity, and Institutions -- Political Participation -- Economic Status -- Schooling -- Health -- Crime and Criminal Justice -- Children and Families -- THE FUTURE: ALTERNATIVES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS -- Blacks' Status in the Near Future -- Residential Segregation -- Income and Poverty -- Policy Alternatives -- Black Perspectives -- CONCLUSION -- 1 Overview: Then and Now -- CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN BLACK-WHITE STATUS SINCE 1940 -- The Baseline Cohort -- The Most Recent Cohort -- Uneven Changes -- DATA, FINDINGS, AND INTERPRETATIONS: CONCEPTS AND METHODS -- Study Methods -- Determinants of Black Status -- Interpreting Data -- Explaining Black-White Differences -- Residential Segregation and Its Effects -- Description of the Report -- REFERENCES -- NOTE -- 2 Black Participation in American Society -- THE BASELINE PERIOD: 1935-1945 -- Social Relations Under Jim Crow -- Migration and Urbanization -- Rising Black Protest -- BLACK PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SINCE 1945 -- The Military -- Desegregation of the Armed Forces -- The Modern Military -- Public Schools -- Trends in School Desegregation -- Effects of School Desegregation -- Resegregation Within Desegregated Schools -- Blacks, Whites, and School Desegregation -- PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS -- Workplaces -- Labor Unions and Equal Employment -- RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION -- Metropolitan Areas -- Neighborhoods -- BLACK PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE SINCE 1945 -- Churches And Religious Life -- Organized Sports -- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 3 Racial Attitudes and Behavior.
    Description / Table of Contents: ""A Common Destiny""; ""Copyright""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""SUMMARY OF MAJOR FINDINGS""; ""Blacks and Whites in a Changing Society""; ""Determinants of Black Status""; ""A RECORD OF THE STATUS OF BLACK AMERICANS""; ""Attitudes, Participation, Identity, and Institutions""; ""Political Participation""; ""Economic Status""; ""Schooling""; ""Health""; ""Crime and Criminal Justice""; ""Children and Families""; ""THE FUTURE: ALTERNATIVES AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""Blacks' Status in the Near Future""; ""Residential Segregation""; ""Income and Poverty""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Policy Alternatives""""Black Perspectives""; ""CONCLUSION""; "" 1 Overview: Then and Now ""; ""CHANGE AND CONTINUITY IN BLACK-WHITE STATUS SINCE 1940""; ""The Baseline Cohort""; ""The Most Recent Cohort""; ""Uneven Changes""; ""DATA, FINDINGS, AND INTERPRETATIONS: CONCEPTS AND METHODS""; ""Study Methods""; ""Determinants of Black Status""; ""Interpreting Data""; ""Explaining Black-White Differences""; ""Residential Segregation and Its Effects""; ""Description of the Report""; ""REFERENCES""; ""NOTE""; "" 2 Black Participation in American Society ""; ""THE BASELINE PERIOD: 1935-1945""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""Social Relations Under Jim Crow""""Migration and Urbanization""; ""Rising Black Protest""; ""BLACK PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SINCE 1945""; ""The Military""; ""Desegregation of the Armed Forces""; ""The Modern Military""; ""Public Schools""; ""Trends in School Desegregation""; ""Effects of School Desegregation""; ""Resegregation Within Desegregated Schools""; ""Blacks, Whites, and School Desegregation""; ""PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS""; ""Workplaces""; ""Labor Unions and Equal Employment""; ""RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION""; ""Metropolitan Areas""; ""Neighborhoods""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""BLACK PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL LIFE SINCE 1945""""Churches And Religious Life""; ""Organized Sports""; ""ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; "" 3 Racial Attitudes and Behavior""; ""THE EMPIRICAL RECORD: 1940-1986""; ""Change in Racial Attitudes: An Overview""; ""White Attitudes""; ""The Scientific American Reports""; ""Social Distance""; ""SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL CONTEXT, AND RACIAL ATTITUDES""; ""Black Attitudes""; ""Support for Principles and Implementation Policies""; ""Black Alienation from White Society""; ""BLACK AND WHITE PREFERENCES FOR BLACK-WHITE RELATIONS""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""CONTEMPORARY BLACK-WHITE RELATIONS""""Public Accommodations and Retail Establishments""; ""Racial Attitudes and Discrimination In Housing""; ""Housing and Socioeconomic Status""; ""Discrimination in the Workplace""; ""EXPLANATIONS OF BLACK AND WHITE ATTITUDES TOWARD RACE""; ""Three Interpretations""; ""Competing Values""; ""The Meaning of Racial Equality""; ""Group Status""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES""; "" 4 Identity and Institutions in the Black Community""; ""SOCIAL STRUCTURE""; ""Before the Civil Rights Movement""; ""A Segregated Society""; ""Black Cultural Life""
    Description / Table of Contents: ""After the Civil Rights Movement""
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    ISBN: 9780309555258
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (340 pages)
    DDC: 304.610905
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    ISBN: 9780309542630
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (352 pages)
    DDC: 306.7/088055
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    ISBN: 9780309595582
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (168 pages)
    DDC: 305.2/6
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    ISBN: 9780309595520
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 online resource (132 pages)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 620/.0023/73
    Keywords: Engineering -- Study and teaching -- United States ; Engineers -- United States ; Electronic books ; local ; Engineering ; Study and teaching ; United States ; Engineers ; United States ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Engineering in Society -- Copyright -- Preface -- Definitions Adopted by the Committee on the Education and Utilization of the Engineer -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- Historical Development -- Structural Characteristics -- Features of the Present Era -- ENGINEERING AND SOCIETY: THE DYNAMICS OF INTERACTION -- Supply and Demand -- Maintaining Adaptability -- Managing Change -- OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE -- 1 Introduction -- ENGINEERS AND ENGINEERING IN THE CULTURAL CONTEXT -- Traditional Views of Engineering -- The Reality: Diversity in a Complex World -- Significance of Societal Perceptions -- CALCULATING THE VECTOR OF CHANGE: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? -- 2 Evolution of American Engineering -- DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRUCTURE -- Birth of the Technological Society: 1790-1850 -- Emergence of the Professional Engineer: 1840-1890 -- The Engineering Education System -- Diversification of the Engineering Disciplines -- Corporate Technology and the Corporate Engineer: 1880 and After -- Global Depression, Global War -- The Tennessee Valley Authority -- The Rural Electrification Administration -- World War II -- EARLY STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF ENGINEERING -- Forces Affecting Development -- Societal Demand for Goods and Services -- Undeveloped Societal Demands -- Technology Transfer -- Indigenous Advances in Technology -- Infrastructure Development -- Support By Key Individuals -- Government Support -- Supportive Societal Environment -- Adaptability and Responsiveness -- Diversity -- 3 The Present Era: Managing Change in the Information Age -- POSTWAR CHANGES IN SCOPE -- Expansion of Government's Role -- The Information Explosion -- Accelerated Technology Development -- Global Business, Global Markets -- IMPACTS ON ENGINEERING -- Multiplying Specialties/Interdisciplinary Activity -- The Educational System.
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    ISBN: 9780309034807
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (103 p)
    Series Statement: Report / Committee on Population and Demography no. 27
    Parallel Title: Print version Staff, National Research Council Rapid Population Change in China, 1952-1982
    DDC: 304.6/2/0951
    Keywords: China -- Population ; China -- Population -- History ; China ; Population ; History ; China ; Population ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Rapid Population Change in China, 1952-1982 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- SCOPE OF THE REPORT -- BACKGROUND -- Chapter 2 Sources and Quality of Data -- DATA SOURCES -- Census and Fertility Survey Data -- Independence of the Data Sources -- Characteristics of the 1982 Census and Fertility Survey -- QUALITY OF DATA -- Data By Single Years of Age -- Abnormal Ratios of Men to Women in Census and Survey Data -- Official Data on Births and Deaths -- Data on Children and Marriage -- Quality of Data: Summary -- Chapter 3 Marriage in China Since 1950 -- PROPORTION EVER-MARRIED WOMEN AND THE FIRST-MARRIAGE RATE -- MEAN AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE -- PATTERNS OF MARRIAGE -- Chapter 4 Childbearing in China Since 1950 -- TOTAL FERTILITY RATES -- THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN NUPTIALITY ON THE RATE OF CHILDBEARING -- AGE PATTERNS OF MARITAL FERTILITY -- DIFFERENTIAL FERTILITY -- Urban/Rural Differences -- Han and Minority Group Differences -- Other Fertility Determinants -- CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICE IN CHINA -- Chapter 5 Mortality in China -- METHODS -- LIFE TABLES -- CRUDE DEATH RATES -- VARIATION OVER TIME -- Chapter 6 Conclusions -- Notes -- Appendix: Data Tables -- References and Bibliography.
    Description / Table of Contents: Rapid Population Change in China, 1952-1982 -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Summary -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- SCOPE OF THE REPORT -- BACKGROUND -- Chapter 2 Sources and Quality of Data -- DATA SOURCES -- Census and Fertility Survey Data -- Independence of the Data Sources -- Characteristics of the 1982 Census and Fertility Survey -- QUALITY OF DATA -- Data By Single Years of Age -- Abnormal Ratios of Men to Women in Census and Survey Data -- Official Data on Births and Deaths -- Data on Children and Marriage -- Quality of Data: Summary -- Chapter 3 Marriage in China Since 1950
    Description / Table of Contents: PROPORTION EVER-MARRIED WOMEN AND THE FIRST-MARRIAGE RATE -- MEAN AGE AT FIRST MARRIAGE -- PATTERNS OF MARRIAGE -- Chapter 4 Childbearing in China Since 1950 -- TOTAL FERTILITY RATES -- THE EFFECT OF CHANGES IN NUPTIALITY ON THE RATE OF CHILDBEARING -- AGE PATTERNS OF MARITAL FERTILITY -- DIFFERENTIAL FERTILITY -- Urban/Rural Differences -- Han and Minority Group Differences -- Other Fertility Determinants -- CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICE IN CHINA -- Chapter 5 Mortality in China -- METHODS -- LIFE TABLES -- CRUDE DEATH RATES -- VARIATION OVER TIME -- Chapter 6 Conclusions -- Notes
    Description / Table of Contents: Appendix: Data Tables -- References and Bibliography
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