Sense of origins : a study of New York's young Italian Americans /
"Studies the relationship between young Italian Americans and their Italian cultural and historical heritage"--
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
[2020]
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Colección: | SUNY series in Italian/American culture.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Contents
- Foreword
- References
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I: Field research
- Chapter One Theoretical Structure, Methodological Path, Description of the Sample
- The Research Target Population
- The Sample
- Cognitive Objectives
- The Questionnaire
- Sociographic Data
- Gender, Marital Status, Place of Birth and of Residence
- Education Level, Occupation, Social Class
- Familial Situation
- Chapter Two Values, Family, and Primary Socialization
- Values
- The Italian American Family: Some Reflections from the Research
- Profile of the Mothers
- Profile of the Fathers
- Socialization in Family and Peer Groups
- Chapter Three Ethnic Identification
- Ethnicity of the Respondents
- Ethnicity of the Partner
- Ethnicity: Ways of Interpreting It
- Pathways of Ethnic Identification
- Immigration and the Memory Thereof
- The Italian American Identification
- The Transmission of Ethnic Identity
- The Importance of Ethnic Identification
- Reasons for the Significance of Ethnic Identification
- The Emotional Component of Ethnic Identification
- Internal Conflict Stemming from the Ethnic Background
- Chapter Four Different Identity Models of Young Italian Americans: The Significance of Being Italian American Today
- Interpretations of Italian American identity in the 1970s and 1980s
- More Recent Interpretations
- Areas of Meaning on Being Italian American Today
- The Plurality of Italian American Identities
- Chapter Five The Image of Italian Americans
- The Identifying Characteristics of Italian Americans
- The Image of the Typical Individual: Comparing the Italian American and the Italian
- The Differences and Resemblances among the Italian Americans, the Italians, and the Other Americans
- The Image of the Group Structure
- Organization
- Integration
- Dimensions of the Image of Italian Americans
- Chapter Six Italy and the Italians
- Origin Myths
- "La bella Italia"
- Knowledge of Italian Culture
- Personal Relationship with Italy
- Use of the Italian Language and Various Dialects
- Some Considerations Regarding the Use and the Future of the Italian Language and Its dialects
- The Dimensions of the Image of Italy and the Italians
- Chapter Seven The Stereotypical Images of Italian Americans
- The Stereotype
- Prejudice
- Ethnic Prejudice
- Stereotypes about and Prejudices against Italians
- Prejudices, Stereotypes, and Representations of Italian Americans
- Racial Discrimination against Italians in America and the Privileges of Being White
- The Interviewed Young People's Portrayal of Stereotypes and Prejudices Regarding Italian Americans
- Stereotypes of Italian Americans in the Media
- The "Guido" Subculture
- Guido Subculture and Youth
- Chapter Eight Attitudes and Affiliations
- Religiosity in America