Fischer, Claude S.,  1948- <br/><br/>
Century of difference :  how America changed in the last one hundred years / 
Claude S. Fischer and Michael Hout. 
 - New York :  Russell Sage Foundation,  c2006. 
 - x, 411 p. :  ill., map ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [363]-401) and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface -- Introduction: The American variations, 1900 to 2000 -- How America expanded education and why it mattered -- Where Americans came from : race, immigration, and ancestry / with Aliya Saperstein -- How Americans lived : families and life courses in flux / with Jon Stiles -- How Americans worked : new workers, new jobs, and new differences -- What Americans had : differences in living standards / with Jon Stiles -- Where Americans lived : the redrawing of America's social geography / with Jon Stiles -- How Americans prayed : religious diversity and change -- When Americans disagreed : cultural fragmentation and conflict -- Conclusion: the direction of Americans' differences -- Appendix A: Combining parametric and nonparametric regressions to study how trends differ among subpopulations -- Appendix B: Income differences or income ratios? -- Appendix C: Procedures and data for the fragmentation analysis in chapter 9 / by Jane Zavisca. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0871543524 (alk. paper) 9780871543523 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006021640 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>National characteristics, American.<br/>Social change--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Social conflict--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Social stratification--History--United States--20th century.<br/>Cultural pluralism--History--United States--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States--History--20th century.<br/>United States--Social conditions--20th century.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>E741  / .F49 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.0973/0904