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Assimilation and religion: the role of the Italian ethnic church in the New York metropolitan area, 1880-1920
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1991 • Pages:
By: Tomasi, Silvano M..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work examines assimilation among Italian immigrants in the New York metropolitan area from the standpoint of their religious experience (limited to its institutional aspect). Three major considerations are analyzed by Tomasi in the examination and interpretation of the data: (1) the sociological nature of church and sect among Italian immigrants; (2) the solidarity and strength of the immigrant group as a significant factor in the successful transition from a peasant and sacral society to an urban and secularized one; and (3) the degree to which the immigrant population has been assimilated into American society. In practical terms the study attempts to evaluate the various political decisions made by established churches in their work with immigrants, particularly in regard to nationality parishes, and to look at the type of social planning that seems to be most useful for the integration of socially marginal groups.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History and culture change
- Ecclesiastical organization
- Information sources listed in other works
- Theoretical orientation in research and its results
- External migration
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Priesthood
- Congregations
- 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
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Indigenous Person
- Priest
- Sociologist
- 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
- 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
- 1880-1930
- 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] Silvano Mario Tomasi
- Thesis (Ph.D.) - Fordham University, 1972
- UM 73-4305
- Includes bibliography
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Italian Americans