essay
Italian Americans in the year 2000: the impact of education
melting pot and beyond : italian americans in the year 2000 • Staten Island, New York • Published In 1987 • Pages: 137-149
By: Egelman, William.
Abstract
The focus of this study is on changes in levels of educational attainment of Italian Americans from the arrival of the first immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to ca. 1987. Using government census data, the author analyzes why such changes have occurred and what impact these changes have had on Italian American identity (p. 137). As the result of his analysis Egelman notes five critical factors which contribute to change: (1) assimilation of third or fourth generation Italian Americans into American society has been easier than it had been for their first generation immigrant forebears; (2) child labor is no longer necessary to maintain the family financially; (3) Italian American values and attitudes toward education have changed; (4) prejudice and discrimination against Italians in the educational system have changed; and (5) the changing attitudes of Italian Americans to women's roles in the society have made it easier for women to obtain an education.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Historian
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to ca. 1987
- Coverage Place
- United States
- Notes
- [by] Willaim Egelman
- Includes bibliography
- LCSH
- Italian Americans