عنوان

A demographic perspective on our nation's future /

شابک

0833029843

شابک

9780833029843

شماره

b756679

عنوان اصلي

A demographic perspective on our nation's future /

نام عام مواد

[Book]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Peter A. Morrison.

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Santa Monica, CA :

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

RAND,

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

2001.

نام خاص و کميت اثر

49 pages :

ساير جزييات

illustrations ;

ابعاد

28 cm.

عنوان فروست

Documented briefing ;

مشخصه جلد

DB-320-WFHF/DLPF/RF

متن يادداشت

"Population Matters : a RAND program of policy-relevant research communication."

متن يادداشت

Includes bibliographical references.

متن يادداشت

Demographic trends in the United States foreshadow major economic and social changes. Four major implications emerge: (1) The United States has experienced declining birth rates and a maturing age distribution. As the number of older adults increases and the needs of those adults find political expression, national budgetary priorities will likely focus on such needs, straining education budgets. Furthermore, the number of workers in the prime working years will begin to diminish. (2) An obvious gap has emerged as access to computers has made computer literacy during childhood increasingly prevalent among people born since the mid-1980s. Among earlier cohorts, computer literacy remains less prevalent. This "digital divide" could create a society of information "haves" and "have-nots." (3) Existing economic disparities tied to education levels could widen dramatically. Specifically, the economic prospects for those finishing high school and obtaining a bachelor's degree may begin to diverge sharply from those who do not earn a degree. These disparities may reduce individual opportunity and shortchange the nation's scientific enterprise. (4) A complex ethnic mosaic is materializing across the country. Census Bureau projections show a population in which Hispanics will soon outnumber African Americans; and non-Hispanic white (Anglo) persons will become the "minority" by 2060, comprising less than half of all Americans. In terms of social change, intermarriage is rising, and more Americans identify themselves as multiracial. The challenge regarding this evolving variable (ethnicity) is to balance the interests that unify a local community with those that distinguish or divide its members.

عنوان

Demographic perspective on our nation's future.

موضوع مستند نشده

Demographic transition-- United States.

موضوع مستند نشده

Demographic transition.

موضوع مستند نشده

Population.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States, Population, Statistics.

موضوع مستند نشده

United States.

بدون عنوان

0

بدون عنوان

7

شماره

ويراست

شماره رده

شماره رده

نشانه اثر

نشانه اثر

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Morrison, Peter A.

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

Population Matters (Project)

تاريخ عمليات

20201204165606.0

نام الکترونيکي

نوع ماده

[Book]

تكميل شده

Y