Table of Contents

Tables Introduction General Demographics Fact Sheet on African Americans in the United States: 2016 How to Navigate This Book How to Find and Analyze Data Sources of Data Using Data Sources 1. Education Education Achievement Segregated Schools Standardized Testing School-to-Prison Pipeline Disciplinary Actions Dropout Rates College Enrollment 2. Health Primary Health Issues Health Insurance Obesity Diabetes Heart Disease Substance Abuse 3. Crime and Criminal Justice U.S. Prison Population and Arrests Racial Profiling Violent Crimes Hate Crimes Police Shootings 4. Employment Employment and Unemployment Homeownership 5. Voting Voting Rates Political Party Identification Voter Disenfranchisement 6. Family Traditional Family and Race Marriage Divorce Teen Pregnancy Teen Drug Use Teen Depression Teen Violence 7. Religion Bibliography Index

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Provides an invaluable source for students as well as academics on the current condition of African Americans, highlighting disparities throughout an array of social, economic, and political areas.

About the Author

Glenn L. Starks, PhD, has almost 25 years of experience working for the United States government and has written extensively on public administration and American politics, including two recent books on the history of the United States government.

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[T]his book is both timely and appropriate for research in the social sciences as well as numerous other academic disciplines.
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