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A study of social networks within two Korean communities in America

Korean diaspora : historical and sociological studies of Korean immigration and assimilation in North AmericaSanta Barbara, Calif.Published In 1977 • Pages: 155-166

By: Lee, Don-chang.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This study analyzes the historical development and structural patterns of two Korean communities in Georgia -- an academic community, Athens, and an urban community, Atlanta. Lee analyzes the structure of the two communities in terms of social interaction (network linkage). 'The nature of the network is presented under each stage and each network belongs to a certain level having a different degree of durability. The structure of relationships between Korean residents in the Atlanta and Athens areas seems to develop from simple to complex as the population increases. The population increase brings a multinetwork pattern by way of institutionalization and segmentation' (p. 165).
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Sociocultural trends
Social relationships and groups
Sodalities
Ingroup antagonisms
Community structure
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Korean 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
essay
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 ; 1995
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
1960-1972
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Atlanta and Athens, Georgia, United States
NotesAdditional notes
Don-chang Lee
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
77007080
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Korean Americans