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Symbolic ethnicity and patterns of ethnic identity assertion in American-born Serbs

Ethnic groups • 3 • Published In 1980 • Pages: 55-77

By: Padgett, Deborah.

Abstract

This paper provides a demonstration and discussion of patterns of ethnic identity assertion in second and third generation Serbian Americans living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 'The 'episodic qualities' … of Serbian-American ethnicity are described at two levels of analysis: 1) an individual mode of ethnic identity assertion, following stages in the life cycle, and 2) a group mode of assertion following stages of an annual cycle of religious holidays' (p. 55). Several brief case histories are presented in the text illustrating the various ways in which individuals tactically employ ethnic identity. Padgett concludes that '…the description and analysis of patterns of ethnic identity assertion lend valuable data-based support to the situational approach to ethnicity' (p. 55).

HRAF PubDate

1997

Region

North America

Sub Region

Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

John Beierle ; 1996

Field Date

June 1977-Aug.1978

Coverage Date

1977-1978

Coverage Place

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Notes

Deborah Padgett

Includes bibliographical references (p.77)

LCCN

77649453

LCSH

Serbian Americans