Ethnic Families in America: Patterns and VariationsCharles H. Mindel, Robert Wesley Habenstein This enlightening study offers an inclusive approach to multi-cultural diversity in the U.S, with extensive coverage of the family life styles, traditions and values of seventeen American ethnic groups. Providing unique and personal insights, each chapter is written by a contributing author representing a particular ethnic group, and structured in a similar pattern - covering the historical background, key ethnic cultural components, traditional and current ethnic family characteristics, and changes and adaptations to the ethnic family and culture. Updating statistical information and changes in the ethnic family and culture throughout, the book looks at the differences between ethnic characteristics and other forces impinging upon minority members' lives - such as economics, social class, and social mobility. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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Page 156
... assimilation and acculturation may be made clear here . Acculturation cannot occur without assimilation . When the minority members assimilate the prevailing values of the host society and prefer them over the traditional values of ...
... assimilation and acculturation may be made clear here . Acculturation cannot occur without assimilation . When the minority members assimilate the prevailing values of the host society and prefer them over the traditional values of ...
Page 188
... Assimilation Phase By the third generation the Greek family life styles became more symmetrical with those of the larger contemporary American middle- class family . Despite the fact that many third - generation Greek Ameri- can ...
... Assimilation Phase By the third generation the Greek family life styles became more symmetrical with those of the larger contemporary American middle- class family . Despite the fact that many third - generation Greek Ameri- can ...
Page 284
... ASSIMILATION . Despite socioeconomic differ- ences between Mexican Americans and Anglos the social assimilation of Mexican Americans , as measured by the incidence of intermarriage be- tween them and Anglos , appears to be increasing ...
... ASSIMILATION . Despite socioeconomic differ- ences between Mexican Americans and Anglos the social assimilation of Mexican Americans , as measured by the incidence of intermarriage be- tween them and Anglos , appears to be increasing ...
Contents
TWO The Polish American Family | 15 |
SEVEN The Arab American Family | 151 |
EIGHT The Greek American Family | 168 |
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