This document provides information about an undergraduate course that introduces college students to major social, economic, and political influences that have affected the demographic structure of the nation's population over the last four decades. The course permits students, working in small teams, to investigate the ways in which changes in…

Reports results of a study examining racism among young white adults using 12 racial policy questions. Evaluates cohort effects and events of the period in shaping racial attitudes. Discusses the effects of education and school desegregation on racial attitudes. Concludes that racial tolerance and liberalism are not decreasing. (DK)