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Houston, Texas, once viewed as a traditional blue-collar black/white southern city, has evolved into one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse metro areas in the U.S., even surpassing New York in some aspects. With a shifting economy that includes both high-skilled jobs in engineering and medicine and low-skilled minimum-wage positions in construction and services, Houston has become a key destination for new streams of immigration shaping 21st-century America. An annual systematic survey conducted over thirty-eight years has tracked changes in attitudes, beliefs, and experiences, providing a data-driven perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing Houston and the nation. The narrative introduces various new Americans, including a family from Mexico seeking better-paying work since the 1980s, a young man from an affluent Indian family who becomes a doctor in a major medical center, and a white man grappling with job loss due to downsizing. This timely and groundbreaking exploration reveals Houston's role in the rapid transformations redefining American society, showcasing the city as a lens through which we can observe the emerging future of the nation.
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Prophetic City, Stephen L Klineberg
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- Pubblicato
- 2021
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- Titolo
- Prophetic City
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Stephen L Klineberg
- Pubblicato
- 2021
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 336
- ISBN10
- 1501177931
- ISBN13
- 9781501177934
- Serie
- Tag
- Saggistica, Scienze sociali, Tema stórico, Mappe e viaggi, Scienze politiche & Politica, Viaggi, Politica, Urbanistica, urbanizzazione
- Valutazione
- 3,8 su 5
- Descrizione
- Houston, Texas, once viewed as a traditional blue-collar black/white southern city, has evolved into one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse metro areas in the U.S., even surpassing New York in some aspects. With a shifting economy that includes both high-skilled jobs in engineering and medicine and low-skilled minimum-wage positions in construction and services, Houston has become a key destination for new streams of immigration shaping 21st-century America. An annual systematic survey conducted over thirty-eight years has tracked changes in attitudes, beliefs, and experiences, providing a data-driven perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing Houston and the nation. The narrative introduces various new Americans, including a family from Mexico seeking better-paying work since the 1980s, a young man from an affluent Indian family who becomes a doctor in a major medical center, and a white man grappling with job loss due to downsizing. This timely and groundbreaking exploration reveals Houston's role in the rapid transformations redefining American society, showcasing the city as a lens through which we can observe the emerging future of the nation.