New York State in the 21st Century / Edition 1

by Tim B. Heaton, Thomas A. Hirschl

Overview

Technological innovation, the globalization of exchange, greater marital instability, and new environmental and health challenges are reshaping the world in which we live. This edited volume analyzes current and projected future socioeconomic trends in the context of New York State, a state that has historically played an important role in public policy innovation. The contributors identify major trends, compare New York State to the United States as a whole, and indicate the need for new social policy at the local, state, and federal levels. Among the issues discussed are the distribution of income, trends in land use, recent immigrants, and family living arrangements.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275963392
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/30/1999
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

THOMAS A. HIRSCHL is Associate Professor of Sociology at Cornell University. His teaching and research interests concern how society is being reshaped by contemporary political, economic, and social forces. He has coedited two books—Utah in the 1990s (with Tim B. Heaton and Bruce A. Chadwick) (1996) and Cutting Edge (with James Davis and Michael Stack) (1997).

TIM B. HEATON is Professor of Sociology at Brigham Young University. His research focuses on demographic trends and family demographics. He has coauthored or coedited six books, including Women Working: Comparative Perspectives in Developing Areas (with Alma T. Junsay) (Greenwood, 1989).

Table of Contents

Preface by Tim B. Heaton and Thomas A. Hirschl
Social Policy and Socioeconomic Trends
The Significance of Education in an Era of Labor Market Hardship by Thomas A. Hirschl
The Distribution of Income in New York State: Trends and Implications for Public Policy by Paul E. McNamara and Christine K. Ranney
Public Schools and Public Dollars by Brian O. Brent and David H. Monk
On the Margin: The Occupational Progress of Ethnic Minorities in New York State by Douglas T. Gurak
Community Diversity and Social Identity
Indians Within New York State: Separate Nations, Not Just Ethnic Minorities by Sherene Baugher and Robert W. Venables
New York State's Older Population: Implications for Policy by Nina Glasgow
The Communities of New York State by Frank W. Young and Gonzalo Kmaid
Social Change in Upstate New York Cities by Patrice Kuzniak
New York's Industrial Structure: How Viable? by Paul R. Eberts and Amanda M. Hart
Agriculture and the Environment
From Plow to Plate: The Transformation of New York's Food and Agricultural System Since 1910 by Thomas A. Lyson
Trends in Land Use by Nelson L. Bills and Bernard F. Stanton
Environmental Knowledge and Attitudes in the New York City Watershed by J. Mayone Stycos and Max J. Pfeffer
Population Dynamics, Family Well-being and Health
The Recently Arrived Foreign-Born in New York State, 1990 by Ronald J. Ortiz Flores
The Volume and Composition of Internal Migration to and from New York by David L. Brown and Stefan Rayer
The Next Generation: Implications of Fertility for Growth, Composition, and Well-being of New York in the Coming Years by Tim B. Heaton
The Widening Gap Among Children: Family Living Arrangements in New York and the United States by Linda B. Williams and Eleanor O. Bell
A Review of New York's Health and Health Care Status: The Challenges Ahead for 2000 by Eunice Rodriguez and Pilar Parra
Index