Investigating Change: Web-based Analyses of US Census and American Community Survey Data - Softcover

Frey, William H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0840032536 ISBN 13: 9780840032539

Publisher: Cengage Learning, 2011

Synopsis

This workbook/website combination allows students to analyze and manipulate huge data sets drawn from 1950 through present day, with data from U.S. decennial censuses and the American Community Survey. Each chapter consists of exercises specifically tailored to data sets drawn from this current data. Students gain access to the software and data sets by using passcodes provided with each copy of the text. An important feature new with this edition of the book allows students to conduct their analysis directly on the Web. The Internet-based WebCHIP version of the traditional StudentCHIP software permits students to access datasets and create tables on any computer that has an Internet connection. Moreover, the textbook homepage at http://www.cengage.com/sociology/frey lets the student access all of the data simply and directly. In addition, this site also offers a number of tutorials, references, aids, and analysis tools that will come in handy for you and your students. The new edition will take advantage of the fact that the Census Bureau is now releasing annual data that was previously only available every ten years, based on the American Community Survey (ACS). Exercises and their instructions are updated to reflect the availability of new data and data set labels.

About this title

About the Author

William Frey is founder and director of the Social Science Data Analysis Network at the University of Michigan. Written in collaboration with Cheryl First-Bornstein, Tarek Anandan, Megan Cook & Associates of the Social Science Data Analysis Network.

Review

PART I: OVERVIEW AND GETTING STARTED. PART II: INVESTIGATION TOPICS. 1. Population Structure: Cohorts, Ages, and Change. Key Concepts. A.Cohorts and Changing Age Structure. B.Women Live Longer. C.Baby Boomers, Xers, and Diplomas. D.Cohort Differences in Marital Status. E.Recent Immigration and Population Structure. F.Immigration, Age, and Race/Ethnicity. G.The Multiracial Population. H.Geography. Think Tank. Learning More with CensusScope.org. 2. Race and Ethnic Inequality. Key Concepts. A.Education and Race/Ethnicity. B.Occupation and Race/Ethnicity. C.Earnings Inequalities. Think Tank. 3. Immigrant Assimilation. Key Concepts. A. The Immigrant Population. B. Immigrant Geographic Location. C. Immigrant Age Structure. D. English Language Proficiency. E. Education and Assimilation F. Occupation and Assimilation. G. Earnings and Assimilation. Think Tank. 4. Labor Force. Key Concepts. A. Overall Trends. B. Men's Labor Force Participation. C. Women's Labor Force Participation. Think Tank. 5. Marriage, Divorce, and Cohabitation. Key Concepts. A. Marital Trends. B. Marriage Choices. C. Divorce. D. Cohabitation Think Tank. 6. Gender Inequality. Key Concepts. A. Educational Attainment. B .Occupation and Gender. C. Education and Occupation. D. The Gender Gap in Earnings. Think Tank. 7. Households and Families. Key Concepts. A. Household Trends. B. Non-family Households. C. Married-Couple Families D. Male and Female-Headed Families. E. Housing and Households. Think Tank. 8. Poverty. Key Concepts. A. The Race/Ethnicity of Poverty. B .Households and Poverty. C. Gender and the Feminization of Poverty. D. Age and Poverty. E. Education and Poverty. F. Geography of Poverty. Think Tank. 9. Children. Key Concepts. A. Total Child Population. B. Race/Ethnicity, Immigration, and Children C. Family Structure. D. Economic Well-Being of Children. E. Children in School Think Tank. 10. The Older Population. Key Concepts. A. Getting Older. B. Marital and Household Changes. C. Economic Situation. D. Health and Disability. Think Tank. PART III: REFERENCES AND RESOURCES.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0840032536
• ISBN 13: 9780840032539
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 256