The Measure of America, 2010-2011 : : Mapping Risks and Resilience /

The Measure of America, 2010-2011 : : Mapping Risks and Resilience / / Sarah Burd-Sharps, Kristen Lewis.

The Measure of America, 2010-2011, is the definitive report on the overall well-being of all Americans. How are Americans doing-compared to one another and compared to the rest of the world? This important, easy-to-understand guide will provide all of the essential information on the current state o...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Lewis, Kristen,
Burd-Sharps, Sarah,
MitwirkendeR:
Sachs, Jeffrey D.,
TeilnehmendeR:
Sachs, Jeffrey.
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Social Science Research Council ; 9
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 130 Illustrations, color
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Key Findings
  • INTRODUCTION. Human Development in America Today
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Understanding Human Development
  • Measuring Human Development
  • Part II: Reducing Risks, Increasing Resilience
  • Safeguarding the Capabilities We Have
  • Overcoming Barriers to Access
  • Conclusion
  • Dashboard of Risks
  • CHAPTER 1. What the American Human Development Index Reveals
  • Introduction
  • Historical Trends: A Half Century of Development Progress
  • Presenting American Human Development Index Scores
  • Conclusion
  • CHAPTER 2. A Long and Healthy Life
  • Introduction
  • Part I: What the Health Index Reveals
  • Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
  • What Fuels These Gaps?
  • PART II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Health
  • Risks Facing Men
  • Risks Facing People with Low Socioeconomic Status
  • Risks Facing People with Persistent and Severe Mental Illness
  • Risks Facing African Americans
  • Risks Facing Native Americans
  • Increasing Resilience in Health: What Will It Take?
  • CHAPTER 3. Access to Knowledge
  • Introduction
  • Part I: What the Education Index Reveals
  • Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
  • What Fuels These Gaps?
  • Part II: Reducing Risks and Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge
  • Preschool Education: Getting It Right from the Start
  • Success in High School: The Bare Minimum
  • College: Enrollment, Persistence, and Success
  • Increasing Resilience in Access to Knowledge: What Will It Take?
  • CHAPTER 4. A Decent Standard of Living
  • Introduction
  • Part I: What the Income Index Reveals
  • Analysis by State, Congressional District, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
  • What Fuels These Gaps?
  • Reducing Risks for Children and Adolescents
  • Working Years and Family Balance: Getting a Strong Foothold in the Job Market and Investing in the Future
  • Retirement Security: Freedom and Choices in the Golden Years
  • Increasing Resilience in Standard of Living: What Will It Take?
  • CONCLUSION. Agenda for Action: Reducing Risks, Building Resilience
  • Human Development Indicators
  • AMERICAN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
  • U.S. INDICATOR TABLES
  • OECD INDICATOR TABLES
  • References
  • Methodological Notes
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index to Indicators
  • Maps At-A-Glance
  • A Day in the Life
  • WHO ARE WE?

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