Book
Growing up and growing old in Italian-American families
Rutgers University Press • New Brunswick, New Jersey • Published In 1985 • Pages:
By: Johnson, Colleen Leahy.
Abstract
This study of Italian Americans investigates various dimensions of ethnic group membership as manifested in family organization. The information was collected from interviews with over four hundred individuals living in the northeastern city of 'Easton' (a pseudonym). The research focuses on the point in the middle of the family cycle when loyalties are tested. The document is divided into three parts. The first part deals with a description of the research setting, the history of the Italian American immigration to the United States, the integration of the immigrants into mainstream American society, and the major structural variables associated with family differences. Part 2 describes the dominant characteristics of the average Italian American family as it differs from intermarried and Protestant families. The final section of this work, part 3, analyzes the processes by which ethnicity continues to determine the configuration of the Italian American family.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- not specified
- Coverage Place
- northeastern United States
- Notes
- [by] Colleen Leahy Johnson
- Includes index. Bibliography: p. [231]-238
- LCSH
- Italian Americans