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Settlers and sojourners: a study of Serbian adaptation in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

AMS Press • (39) • Published In 1989 • Pages: xii, 296

By: Padgett, Deborah.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document

This is a study of Serbian migrations to the United States, particularly to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the adaptative pattern utilized to maintain their ethnicity once settled in America. After a careful examination of various conditions that Padgett believes affects the immigration adaptive process, she offers a framework for analyzing the ethnic emergence of an immigrant group. Using conceptual and theoretical works by Barth, Whitten and Bennett, Padgett examines the dynamic adaptation of members of Serbian immigrants to a new, alien, urban setting. 'A major objective of this study is to demonstrate that ethnic group persistence is not simply a matter of adherence to a primordial cultural heritage. This study does not deny the unifying potential of shared culture, but instead rejects purely cultural explanations for ethnic persistence' (p. 5). The importance of voluntary associations to ethnic adaptation is another topic given considerable attention in this work. These associations are treated as reflecting the choice of adaptive strategy by members of the group.

SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF

External migration

Sociocultural trends

Functional and adaptational interpretations

Cultural identity and pride

Congregations

Religious denominations

cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)

Serbian Americans

HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document

1997

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 TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.

Ethnologist

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.

5: Excellent Primary Data

AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection

John Beierle ; 1996

Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document

June 1977-Sept. 1978

Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to

1890-1978

Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

NotesAdditional notes

Deborah Padgett

Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-290) and index

LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number

88046193

LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings

Serbian Americans