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The great demographic illusion : majority, minority, and the expanding American mainstream / Richard Alba.

Author/creator Alba, Richard D. author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Copyright Notice ©2020
Descriptionxiii, 312 pages : charts ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: The Narrative Of The Majority-Minority Society -- 2. The Enigma Of November 2016 -- 3. The Power Of The Demographic Imagination -- 4. The Demographic Data System And The Surge Of Young Americans From Mixed Family Backgrounds -- 5. What We Know About Americans From Mixed Minority-White Families -- 6. Some Ideas And History For Understanding Today's Ethno-Racial Mixing -- 7. Assimilation In The Early Twenty-First Century -- 8. Social Policies To Broaden Mainstream Assimilation -- 9. Toward A New Understanding Of American Possibilities.
Abstract "A book that examines the growing population of mixed minority-white backgrounds and society"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-301) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Alba, Richard D. Great demographic illusion Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020] 9780691202112
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2020012702
ISBN9780691201634 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN0691201633 hardcover alkaline paper
ISBN9780691206219 paperback
ISBN069120621X paperback
ISBNelectronic book

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Joyner General Stacks E184 .A1 A453 2020 ✔ Available Place Hold