Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America
By asoares
(2006) Recent waves of immigrants have brought greater diversity to the population in the United States.
Region: Northern America
Population Bulletin, vol. 58, no. 2. Immigration: Shaping and Reshaping America
(June 2003) The United States has always had a significant foreign-born population, but the number of foreign born reached an all-time high of 32.5 million in 2002 — equal to 11.
PRB Discuss Online: Who Is Malnourished or Hungry in the World? Why? What Can We Do to Help?
(December 2006) How many malnourished or hungry people are there in the world, and why? Is the situation improving or worsening?
Elderly White Men Afflicted by High Suicide Rates
(2006)In June, the body of Philip Merrill, a Maryland-based publisher and philanthropist who had donated tens of millions of dollars to his favorite causes and served on many high-profile diplomatic and intelligence assignments, was found in the Chesapeake Bay.
Are U.S. Girls Becoming More Violent?
(2006) Adolescent U.S.
The Neglected Link Between Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity in Poor Neighborhoods
(July 2006) Although recent research has established links between the kinds of foods available in a neighborhood and the health of that neighborhood’s residents, this research has rarely addressed the effects of food marketing on children—especially children in low-income neighborhoods.
In the News: Speaking English in the United States
(June 2006) Recent reports on the growing U.S.
Lesson Plans: The Changing Face of America
By asoares
The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, but in recent years the racial and ethnic composition of the country has begun to change as immigrants have arrived from different areas than in the past.
U.S. Attitudes Toward Interracial Dating Are Liberalizing
(2005) As the United States population becomes ever more diverse, are more people dating across race lines? The question isn’t simply a matter of whom you’ll be going out with on Saturday night.