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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Riche, Martha Farnsworth |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Cultural and political dimensions of the U.S. census |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
1999 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
p.933-45 |
| 362 ## - DATES OF PUBLICATION AND/OR SEQUENTIAL DESIGNATION |
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| Dates of publication and/or sequential designation |
Mar |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
The census is repeatedly the focus of cultural debate and conflict because its relatively precise quantification of who we are codifies the shift from who we have been to who we are becoming. The census both symbolizes and concretizes these fundamental changes because the census's constitutional purpose is to distribute power (and public money) equally, both geographically and by population. In other words, the census is a built-in safeguard against the maintenance of power by a no-longer dominant group. However, shifting cultural perceptions and values, not just shifts in numbers, are played out in political debates over the census. - Reproduced |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
United States - Population |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
United States - Census |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Population censuses |
| 773 ## - HOST ITEM ENTRY |
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| Main entry heading |
American Behavioral Scientist |
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