Deals with White, Black, and Hispanic married-couple families, highlighting their current work-income profiles and exploring some of the major differences. (JOW)

This book analyzes how African and Hispanic Americans perceive and interact with one another, highlighting black-brown relations in Houston, Texas, one of the largest cities with a majority ethnic population and one in which Hispanic Americans outnumber African Americans. Using results from several sociological studies, the book examines: how each…

The over-representation of minorities, especially African Americans, in U.S. prisons has received much attention in recent years, but the disproportionate representation of minorities is not limited to adult prisons. It is also found among youth confined in secure juvenile facilities. Because of inconsistencies in the collection and reporting of…

Describes a voluntary desegregation program implemented in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Presents results of a study designed to relate program compliance with parent racial/ethnic group perceptions regarding accomplishments of specific program objectives, including racial balance, provision of remedial services, basic skills centers, and provision…

Develops logit model of determinants of choice of a graduate business school. Data are drawn from new longitudinal survey of registrants for the Graduate Management Admission Test. Finds, for example, that even after controlling for the effects of affirmative action in admissions, blacks and Hispanics are substantially more attracted to top-tier…

Uses 1970 and 1980 census data to assess effects of housing availability and affordability on the rate of nonnuclear (complex) living arrangements in Black, White, and Hispanic households in 216 metropolitan areas. Discusses longitudinal, racial/ethnic, and regional differences in child and non-child household complexity. Contains 37 references.…

Results indicate that the achievement level of Black and Hispanic elementary school children is not substantially lower than that of White children of similar socioeconomic status. Beliefs of minority children and their mothers are similar to those typically associated with higher levels of achievement. (PCB)

Alzheimer's disease caregiver support groups were developed simultaneously in two cities with existing Alzheimer's disease support groups but without ethnic minority use. "Ethic competence" concept, featuring ethnographic methods, was applied in African-American and Hispanic communities in both sites. In 2 years, 114 ethnic minority primary…

Analyzed samples of 1,828 white, black, and Hispanic families with adolescents to explain variations in levels of conflict between parents and adolescents. Parents reported frequency of conflict with adolescents on 10 issues. Conflict was reported to occur more frequently over everyday matters than over substantive issues. White parents reported…

Describes experiences of student ambassadors and alumni in the Academic Talent Development Program, a K-12 summer program for economically disadvantaged students offered by the University of California, Berkeley. Includes story of two students' experiences with a "Shakespeare as Theatre" class. (PKP)

Discusses the history and problems of the Community Action Program and the War on Poverty from the 1960s-1980s, highlighting San Antonio, Texas, and the San Antonio Neighborhood Youth Organization. Suggests that the War on Poverty's historical significance was more political than economic, and it emerged as a program that Hispanic and Black San…

This report reviews trends in the production of minority doctorates over the past 10 years, comparing the number of minority doctoral recipients and the areas in which they earned their degrees among racial/ethnic groups. Data are reported for U.S. citizens only. The report found that the number of U.S. doctoral recipients increased from 24,391 in…

This guide provides basic information for members of minority groups who wish to participate effectively in the reapportionment that will take place as a result of the 1990 Census. The guide focuses on Blacks and Hispanics--the largest minority groups and the only ones for which there are reliable population figures that are more recent than the…

This report analyzes recent Census data on poverty and income for 1986. While the poverty rate declined slightly in 1986, it remained at an unusually high level for the fourth year of an economic recovery, and minority poverty rates remain far higher than those of the general population. The poor grew poorer in 1986, and the gap between rich and…