essay

The development and maintenance of New York City's Italian-American neighborhoods

melting pot and beyond : Italian Americans in the year 2000Staten Island, New YorkPublished In 1987 • Pages: 223-237

By: Freeman, Robert C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This article examines the development and growth of Italian American neighborhoods in New York City, explores some recent developments in these communities, and speculates on future prospects for the 'Little Italies' in the year 2000. The document provides data on housing both in the distant and recent past, community structure, social change in the neighborhoods, and relations of the Italian Americans with other minority groups (primarily African Americans).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
External migration
Acculturation and culture contact
Sociocultural trends
Settlement patterns
Housing
Renting and leasing
Community structure
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 TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Historian
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
ca. 1880s - 1980s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
New York, N.Y., United States
NotesAdditional notes
[by] Robert C. Freeman
Includes bibliography
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Italian Americans