University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: race

Estimating Levels of Marital Disruption: Differential Data Quality by Source and Trends by Race, Age at Marriage, and Education

Bumpass, Larry, and R. Kelly RaleyWorking paper no. 1992-27

Trends in High School Dropout among White, Black, and Hispanic Youth to 1974 to 1989

Hauser, Robert, and Hanam Samuel PhangWorking paper no. 1993-10

Black-White Differentials in the Effect of Family Background on Educational Attainment of U.S. Men Born from 1907 to 1946: A Study of Sibling Resemblance

Kuo, Hsiang-Hui Daphne, and Robert HauserWorking paper no. 1994-10

Social Background, Migration History, and English Language Ability: Educational Attainment among White and Mexican Origin Children in the American Southwest, 1990

Warren, John Working paper no. 1994-11

Black and White Residential Segregation by Social Class in Four U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1960-1980

Sims, MarioWorking paper no. 1994-13

Labor Market Transitions of Young Women over the Early Life Course: Age Pattern, Life-Cyle Variation, and Racial Differences

Phang, HanamWorking paper no. 1994-19

The Impact of a Health Promotion Intervention on Condom Use by Black Male Adolescents

DeLamater, John, David Wagstaff, and Kayt Klein HavensWorking paper no. 1994-26

Sexual Decision-Making by Inner-City Black Adolescent Males

Gilmore, Sonia, John DeLamater, and David WagstaffWorking paper no. 1995-04 Abstract This research was designed to illuminate the cognitive and emotional bases of the sexual decisions made by young black men. We hypothesized that the black male’s understanding and expression of his sexuality reflects a socially constructed interpretation of who he is. More specifically, we …

American Indian Ethnic Identity: An Analysis of Tribal Specification in the 1990 Census

Liebler, Carolyn Working paper no. 1996-20 Abstract About two million people identified their race as American Indian by checking the box labeled “Indian (Amer.)” on the racial self-identification question on the 1990 U.S. Census, but only about 90 percent of these people filled in the adjacent space in which they were asked to name their …

The Effects of Changing Family Structures on Higher Education for Black and White American Cohorts: 1908-1969

Carter, Wendy Y. Working paper no. 1996-22 Abstract Social scientists have been concerned with the effect of social origins on educational attainment since the early days of the discipline. One important aspect of social origins that continues to occupy the interest of researchers and the public is the family. The issue of race has also …