essay

Greek social structure

Regional variation in modern Greece and Cyprus : toward a perspective on the ethnography of Greece268Published In 1976 • Pages: 429-441

By: Tsaoussis, D. G..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
In this article, Tsaoussis examines three major demographic changes between 1821 and 1971 and the resulting class, ethnic, and subethnic tensions and accommodations that arose. The first change was a doubling of the population between 1838 and 1920, on top of natural increase, as the new Greek state expanded its borders and outsider Greeks moved in. The second period followed the treaty with Turkey in 1923 and the subsequent exchange of refugees, which increased Greece's population by a third. The final major demographic change began in 1955 and involved urban migration and labor migration abroad, which has emptied the countryside and swollen urban centers, especially Athens.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Internal migration
External migration
Acculturation and culture contact
Classes
Ingroup antagonisms
Cities
Form and rules of government
External relations
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Greeks
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2003
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Europe
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Southeastern Europe
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Political Scientist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Ian Skoggard ; 2002
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not specified
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1821-1971
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Greece
NotesAdditional notes
D. G. Tsaoussis
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
75045339
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Greece