essay

The social role identity of Italian-American women: an analysis and comparison of familial and religious expectations

family and community life of Italian AmericansStaten Island, New YorkPublished In 1983 • Pages: 61-68

By: D'Andrea, Vaneeta-marie.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article focuses on the traditions of the Italian family and the Catholic church as they define women's roles and self-identity in America.'These definitions are then placed in the context of emigration experience and then followed by some tentative conclusions regarding the personal growth possibilities for Italian American women' (p. 62).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
Gender status
Household
General character of religion
Theological systems
Religious denominations
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Italian Americans
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2000
RegionThe area the document pertains to
North America
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Historian
Indigenous Person
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
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
John Beierle ; 1991
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
No date
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
not specified
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
United States
NotesAdditional notes
[by] Vaneeta-marie D'Andrea
Includes bibliography
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Italian Americans