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Young White Adults: Did Racial Attitudes Change in the 1980s?

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Steeh, Charlotte; Schuman, Howard – American Journal of Sociology, 1992

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)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Change Agents, Cohort Analysis, Desegregation Effects

Gender Differences in Educational Attainment among Asian Americans in the High-School-and-Beyond Senior-Cohort Third Follow-Up Survey.

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Brandon, Paul R. – 1990

Analysis of data from the High School and Beyond (HS&B) longitudinal survey suggests that young Asian American females reach higher levels of educational attainment more quickly than young Asian American males and that these differences are most noteworthy among immigrants or the children of immigrants, Chinese Americans, and Filipino…

Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Blacks, Chinese Americans