Title: The atlas of American society /
Authors: Andrews, Alice C.; Fonseca, James W.
Publisher: New York University Press,
Year: 1995
Subjects: United States Social conditions Statistics; United States Population Statistics
Abstract: Too often, information about America - its culture, politics, affluence and poverty, health and medical care, crime and education - is presented in the form of dry statistics that do not convey critical trends and patterns. In this unprecedented volume, two respected geographers present dozens of maps that depict, at a glance, the topography of America's social well-being. Among the many topics covered are: cultural diversity and immigration; income, poverty and unemployment; lifestyle risks including drug abuse, smoking, and auto fatalities; access to medical care; medical costs; status of women, children, and senior citizens; marriage and divorce; teen pregnancy and non-marital births; school dropouts; abortion; death rates from AIDS, cancer, suicide, and infant mortality; violent crime and homelessness.
Contents: City and countryside -- Demographics -- Migration, mobility and population change -- Affluence versus poverty -- Ethnic and cultural diversity -- Health and disease -- Medical care and costs -- Lifestyle risks -- Education K-12 -- Higher education -- Crime and violence -- Status of women -- Children -- Senior citizens -- Politics and religion -- Summary and conclusions.