essay
A sociodemographic analysis of Italian Americans and the twilight of ethnicity
their languages, literature, and lives: proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the American Italian Historical Association, Chicago, Illinois, November 11-13, 1987 • Staten Island, New York • Published In 1990 • Pages: 191-199
By: Cavaioli, Frank J..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of how ethnicity is used by the more assimilated second- and third-generation Italian-Americans, who are more secure in their ethnicity and for whom ethnicity is self-ascribed. Cavaioli begins his paper with a sociodemographic analysis of the 1980 census and other surveys, which show the size, distribution, and concentration of the Italian-American population; educational attainment, family income, occupational profile, and marriage patterns. The second part of the article discusses the political behavior of Italian-Americans through their involvement in committees, associations, and organizations. These local and national groups have facilitated assimilation and promoted Italian-American interests. For Cavaioli, the 1966 formation of the American-Italian Historical Association was the apex of the process to gain respect for, and legitimacy and protection of, Italian-American interests in a democratic society.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Composition of population
- External migration
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Cultural identity and pride
- Sodalities
- 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
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard ;1999
- 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
- 1965-1984
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Frank J. Cavaioli
- Includes bibliographical references (p.199)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 90083301
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Italian Americans