books by Russell Sage Foundation Publications     books:     Russell Sage Found...      Categorically Unequal: The American Stratification System Douglas S. Massey Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2007 The United States holds the dubious distinction of having the most unequal income distribution of any advanced industrialized nation. While other developed countries face similar challenges from globalization and technological change, none rivals America's singularly poor record for equitably distributing the benefits and burdens of recent ...             Generations of Exclusion: Mexican Americans, Assimilation, and Race Edward E. Telles, Vilma Ortiz Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2008 Social science at its objective best UCLA sociologists Edward E. Telles and Vilma Ortiz write: "Despite sixty years of political and legal battles to improve the education of Mexican Americans, they continue to have the lowest average education levels and the highest high school dropout rates among ...             Immigrants and Boomers: Forging a New Social Contract for the Future of America Dowell Myers Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2007 A New Perspective for the Immigrant Debate Dowell Myers is a professor, urban planner, and numbers cruncher as well as a good thinker and clear writer. In this book, he has used his synthesizing ability to write a cogent argument about the mutual need that the aging baby boomers and many immigrants have for ...             Beyond Smoke and Mirrors: Mexican Immigration in an Era of Economic Integration Douglas S. Massey Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2003 Excellent overview by one of our foremost immigration scholars Most popular discussions of contemporary U.S. immigration ignore history and the "facts on the ground." Massey lays out the history of Mexico-U.S. migration. He provides convincing evidence that stepped-up border enforcement efforts since the early 1990s have been both ...             Well-Being: The Foundations of Hedonic Psychology Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2003 Great reference material The book is highly recommendable for those interested in hedonic psychology especially Subjective Well-Being (a.k.a. Happiness). It covers a wide range of chapters which include definitions, measurement, clarifications/reactions, recent findings and researches. Its ...             America Works: Critical Thoughts on the Exceptional U.S. Labor Market Richard B. Freeman Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2007 Eye opener Freeman offers an eye-opening perspective on the forces that have changed and developed the U.S. Labor Market. He highlights what he perceives to be it's biggest problems and offers explanations as well as recommendations to help the U.S. Labor Market. The final ...             New Faces in New Places: The Changing Geography of American Immigration Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2008 Beginning in the 1990s, immigrants to the United States increasingly bypassed traditional gateway cites such as Los Angeles and New York to settle in smaller towns and cities throughout the nation. With immigrant communities popping up in so many new places, questions about ethnic diversity and immigrant assimilation confront more and more ...             Street Level Bureaucracy (Publications of Russell Sage Foundation) Michael Lipsky Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 1983 Street-level Bureaucrats as Policy Makers In this book, Lipsky examines the critical role of street-level bureaucrats in the policy-making and/or policy implementation process. The traditional model of public policy theory assumes that policy choices are made by the elected political executives and the ...             Spin Cycle: How Research Is Used in Policy Debates: The Case of Charter Schools Jeffrey R. Henig Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2008 One important aim of social science research is to provide unbiased information that can help guide public policies. However, social science is often construed as politics by other means. Nowhere is the polarized nature of social science research more visible than in the heated debate over charter schools. In Spin Cycle , noted political ...             Punishment and Inequality in America Bruce Western Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2007 A Prison Employee This is a book the policy makers and students and everyone in-between would be well served by reading. It can be a little repetitive at times, but the author makes his points well. One of the strengths of this book is that through painstaking but necessary detail in ...             Changing Rhythms of American Family Life (Rose Series in Sociology) Suzanne M. Bianchi, John P. Robinson, ... Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2007 Landmark analysis of American family time use Using state-of-the-art data and methods, and addressing the most pressing problems of American family life, this book is a must read for anyone interested in the family division of labor, work-family time conflicts, and gender inequality. (Disclaimer: former student of ...             New Destinations: Mexican Immigration in the United States Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2006 Mexican immigration to the United States—the oldest and largest immigration movement to this country—is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. For decades, Mexican immigration was primarily a border phenomenon, confined to Southwestern states. But legal changes in the mid-1980s paved the way for Mexican migrants to settle in parts ...             Social Class: How Does It Work? Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2008 Class differences permeate the neighborhoods, classrooms, and workplaces where we lead our daily lives. But little is known about how class really works, and its importance is often downplayed or denied. In this important new volume, leading sociologists systematically examine how social class operates in the United States today. Social Class ...             Trust In Schools: A Core Resource For Improvement (Volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose ... Anthony S. Bryk Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2004 recommendation from Modern Red SchoolHouse I'm ordering this book on the strength of comments made by Dr. Sally Kilgore, President and CEO of Modern Red SchoolHouse: Q. What have you read lately that has influenced you? The book in education that I have been mulling over is called Trust in Schools. It is ...             Do Emotions Help or Hurt Decision Making?: A Hedgefoxian Perspective Russell Sage Foundation Publications, 2007          products you might be interested in search for books assimilation, categorically, destinations, publications, sociological, stratification      toavi.com    web randomly chosen VHS: Street Trash