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Front Matter (R1-R30)

1. Introduction (1-20)

2. An Overview of Trends in Social and Economic Well-Being, by Race (21-39)

3. An Overview of Racial and Ethnic Demographic Trends (40-102)

4. Hispanics in a Multicultural Society: A New American Dilemma? (103-134)

5. Trends Among American Indians in the United States (135-169)

6. Political Trends and Electoral Issues of the Asian Pacific American Population (170-199)

7. Contemporary Immigration and Dynamics of Race and Ethnicity (200-242)

8. The Changing Meaning of Race (243-263)

9. Racial Attitudes and Relations at the Close of the Twentieth Century (264-301)

10. Racial Trends and Scapegoating: Bringing in a Comparative Focus (302-317)

11. Affirmative Action: Legislative History, Jhudicial Interpretations, Public Consensus (318-347)

12. Test Score Trends Along Racial Lines, 1971 to 1996: Popular Culture and Community Academic Standards (348-390)

13. Residential Segregation and Neighborhood Conditions in U.S. Metropolitan Areas (391-434)

14. Geography and Apportunity (435-468)

Appendix A: Acronyms (469-471)

Appendix B: Agenda: Research Conference on Racial Trends in the United States (472-476)

Appendix C: Biographical Sketches (477-484)

Index (485-530)