essay
The Italian family in the United States
social perspectives on behavior • Glencoe, Illinois • Published In 1958 • Pages: 76-81, 620
By: Campisi, Paul J..
Abstract
This paper discusses the changes that have taken place in the Italian family ranging from the Old World type to the highly acculturated and urbanized American type family. The Old World peasant type family was characteristic of the original immigrants from Italy to the United States during the period of 1890-1910. Their children, the first generation born in America, displayed some degree of acculturation while retaining much of the traditional culture of their parents. This group represents the Italian family in transition. In turn their children, the second generation Italians, represent '…a cross-fertilization of the first-generation Italian family and the American contemporary urban family, with the trend being in the direction of the American type' (p. 76). A table in the text shows the differences between the three types of Italian American families.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Indigenous Person
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- United States
- Notes
- [by] Paul J. Campisi
- Includes bibliography
- LCCN
- 57012960
- LCSH
- Italian Americans