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Ethnic Families in America : Patterns and Variations

ISBN: 9780135313282 | 0135313287
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Pub. Date: 1/1/1998

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SummaryTable of Contents
Suitable as a supplement for undergraduate courses in Sociology of the Family, Sociology of Minority Groups, Social Work with Minority Groups, and Race and Ethnicity. Reflecting the social and political dynamics in the United States, this edited volume offers an inclusive look at multicultural 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 g... MORE
Prefacevii(2)
Contributorsix
PART ONE: SETTING THE STAGE1(38)
1. Diversity Among America's Ethnic Minorities
1(12)
... MORE
Robert W. Habenstein
Roosevelt Wright, Jr.
2. A "Then and Now" Overview of the Immigrant Family in America
13(26)
Robert W. Habenstein
PART TWO: EUROPEAN ETHNIC MINORITIES39(114)
3. The Irish-American Family
39(29)
Ellen Somers Horgan
4. The Greek-American Family: A Generational Approach
68(34)
George A. Kourvetaris
5. The Italian-American Family
102(26)
D. Ann Squiers
Jill S. Quadagno
6. The Polish-American Family
128(25)
Helena Znaniecka Lopata
PART THREE: HISPANIC ETHNIC MINORITIES153(70)
7. The Mexican-American Family
153(19)
Rosina M. Becerra
8. The Cuban-American Family
172(27)
Zulema Suarez
9. The Puerto Rican Family
199(24)
Melba Sanchez-Ayendez
PART FOUR: ASIAN ETHNIC MINORITIES223(138)
10. The Korean-American Family
223(31)
Pyong Gap Min
11. The Vietnamese-American Family
254(30)
Thanh Van Tran
12. The Chinese-American Family
284(27)
Morrison G. Wong
13. The Japanese-American Family
311(20)
Kerrily J. Kitano
Harry H. L. Kitano
14. The Asian Indian-American Family
331(30)
Uma A. Segal
PART FIVE: HISTORICALLY SUBJUGATED ETHNIC MINORITIES361(61)
15. African-American Families
361(21)
Harriet Pipes McAdoo
16. Native American Families
382(40)
Robert John
PART SIX: SOCIORELIGIOUS ETHNIC MINORITIES422(86)
17. The Jewish-American Family
422(28)
Bernard Farber
Bernard Lazerwitz
Charles H. Mindel
18. The Amish Family
450(30)
Gertrude Enders Huntington
19. The Mormon Family
480(28)
Bruce L. Campbell
Eugene E. Campbell
Index508

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