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Symbolic ethnicity and patterns of ethnic identity assertion in American-born Serbs
Ethnic groups • 3 • Published In 1980 • Pages: 55-77
By: Padgett, Deborah.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This paper provides a demonstration and discussion of patterns of ethnic identity assertion in second and third generation Serbian Americans living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 'The 'episodic qualities' … of Serbian-American ethnicity are described at two levels of analysis: 1) an individual mode of ethnic identity assertion, following stages in the life cycle, and 2) a group mode of assertion following stages of an annual cycle of religious holidays' (p. 55). Several brief case histories are presented in the text illustrating the various ways in which individuals tactically employ ethnic identity. Padgett concludes that '…the description and analysis of patterns of ethnic identity assertion lend valuable data-based support to the situational approach to ethnicity' (p. 55).
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Sociocultural trends
- Cultural identity and pride
- Ingroup antagonisms
- 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
- article
- 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-Aug.1978
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1977-1978
- 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.77)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 77649453
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Serbian Americans