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This highly readable book offers the first comprehensive definition
of the field of ethnic studies, covering both the major issues of
the field and its theoretical and methodological approaches. Ethnic
Studies traces the origins and evolution of the discipline in the
United States and maps its domain. The majority of the work
considers central issues in ethnicity such as identity,
stratification, adaptation, discrimination, racism, segregation,
conflict, ethnicity and politics, and race, class and gender. For
each issue, key concepts are introduced, main dimensions outlined,
empirical evidence presented, theoretical approaches discussed, and
often an alternative perspective is suggested.
Yang highlights several current issues in ethnic studies such as
affirmative action, illegal/legal immigration, and bilingual
education and the English-only movement.
Emerging Technologies for Librarians: A Practical Approach to
Innovation focuses on the practical applications of emerging
technologies in libraries, defining the technologies in the context
of their use in real situations. Each chapter includes an overview
of the use of emerging technologies in a particular work area that
is followed by a list of relevant applications. Chapters cover work
areas such as advertising, distance learning, metadata. and digital
libraries, and also focus on applications, including mobile
computing and web conferencing, followed by a conclusion. This book
serves as a guide for those interested in learning about, and
implementing, the available technologies that enhance library
services, and also lists and discusses the types of emerging
technologies that are available for a specific area of work.
Why do countries differ substantially in the size of legal
permanent immigration to the United States since 1965, even after
the repeal of the discriminatory national origins quota system? The
author demonstrates that development theory, world system theory
and immigrants' social network theory all contain partial truths,
but not one of them captures the entire immigration process. Here
cross-national differences in the size of post-1965 immigration are
shown as the outcomes of multi-dimensional forces, including the
source country's development, U.S. involvement in the country,
immigrants' resources, and the interactions of these factors.
Scholars and readers interested in immigration, demography,
sociology, history, international relations, cross-national
analysis and social change will find this book an interesting and
useful addition to their list of resources.
Advances in Big Data Analytics is a compendium of articles and
papers that were presented at ABDA '14, an international conference
that serves researchers, scholars, professionals, students, and
academicians. Selected Topics include: Applications of Big Data +
Software Tools Algorithms for Big Data Big Data Management and
Frameworks Big Data Search and Mining Methods Security and Privacy
in the Era of Big Data and Risk Analysis Late Breaking Papers and
Position Papers: Big Data Analytics and Related Issues
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology is a compendium of
articles and papers that were presented at BIOCOMP '14, an
international conference that serves researchers, scholars,
professionals, students, and academicians. Selected Topics include:
Gene Expression and Representation, Microarray, Sequencing,
Alignment, and Related Bioinformatics Issues Computational Biology
and Medical Applications + Health Informatics and Related Issues
Protein Classification and Structure Prediction, Folding, and
Computational Structural Biology + Drug Design Machine Learning,
Data and Information Mining + Signal Processing and Data Quality
Enhancement + Databases Posters Late Breaking Papers and Position
Papers: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
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