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Assimilation and religion: the role of the Italian ethnic church in the New York metropolitan area, 1880-1920
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1991 • Pages:
By: Tomasi, Silvano M..
Abstract
This work examines assimilation among Italian immigrants in the New York metropolitan area from the standpoint of their religious experience (limited to its institutional aspect). Three major considerations are analyzed by Tomasi in the examination and interpretation of the data: (1) the sociological nature of church and sect among Italian immigrants; (2) the solidarity and strength of the immigrant group as a significant factor in the successful transition from a peasant and sacral society to an urban and secularized one; and (3) the degree to which the immigrant population has been assimilated into American society. In practical terms the study attempts to evaluate the various political decisions made by established churches in their work with immigrants, particularly in regard to nationality parishes, and to look at the type of social planning that seems to be most useful for the integration of socially marginal groups.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Indigenous Person
- Priest
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1991
- Field Date
- No date
- Coverage Date
- 1880-1930
- Coverage Place
- New York, N.Y., United States
- Notes
- [by] Silvano Mario Tomasi
- UM 73-4305
- Includes bibliography
- Thesis (Ph.D.) - Fordham University, 1972
- LCSH
- Italian Americans