Society and Culture

1. Current Population Survey (CPS)  (site info) A hub for joint technical papers on the current population survey between the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. http://www.bls.census.gov/cps/cpsmain.htm 2. Metropolitan Areas Definitions  (site info) Official U.S. definitions of metropolitan areas, including metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), consolidated metropolitan statistical areas (CMSAs), and primary metropolitan statistical areas (PMSAs). http://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/met... 3. CensusScope  (site info) Provides trend charts and data, demographic maps, and rankings for states, counties and metropolitan areas. Uses Census 2000 and historical data. http://www.censusscope.org/ 4. American Fact Finder  (site info) Index of data provided by the US Census Bureau, including population, ethnic, divorce, economic, poverty, and migration statistics, as well as the procedures that generate them. http://factfinder.census.gov/ 5. Paradoxes of American Nationalism  (site info) Paper by Minxin Pei in Foreign Policy magazine. Argues that traditional American disdain for Old World nationalism creates a dual cultural paradox: the U.S. does not view itself as nationalistic despite itself, and U.S. policymakers generally fail to appreciate the power of nationalism abroad. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/story.php?story... 1-5 of 9. Next »