Population Bulletin, vol. 54, no. 3: America’s Racial and Ethnic Minorities
(1999) The 20th century has witnessed the transformation of the United States from a predominately white population rooted in Western culture to a society with a rich array of racial and ethnic minorities.
(2013) Extensive U.S. research has documented troubling racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care, but a new analysis suggests that U.S. blacks and Hispanics face more severe disparities than previously thought.
(2010) This has been a tumultuous decade for the United States. During the first 10 years of the 21st Century, there was a major terrorist attack, a housing meltdown, a severe economic recession, and a significant downturn in the U.S. stock market.
Race may be a social construct but it’s one with consequences that may span generations. While both Black and white families can experience upward or downward wealth mobility from one generation to the next, studies show the dramatic socioeconomic disadvantages for Black families have persisted across generations.
Noncommunicable Diseases Among Older Adults in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Today's Research on Aging, Issue 26: For most people, the probability of having a physical or mental disability increases with age, as does the number of ailments they might have at any time—particularly after age 70.